New Delhi, Oct 10 (KNN) The curtain raiser for the fifth edition of World Coffee Conference (WCC) is being held in the national capital on October 15, 2019.

The International Coffee Organization (ICO), London, will be hosting the event. In India, the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, is the nodal Ministry for the event.

The Minister for Commerce & Industry and for Railways, Government of India, Piyush Goyal has kindly consented to be the Chief Guest.

Supporting industry body Federation of Indian Micro and Small & Medium Enterprises (FISME) said in a communication that the Curtain Raiser of the 5th edition of World Coffee Conference & Expo 2020 is being held on Tuesday 15th October 2019 at 11.00 am at Hotel Pride Plaza (Imperial Hall), Aero city, IGI Airport, New Delhi.

The first four editions of this quadrennial event have been held in England, Brazil, Guatemala, and Ethiopia. ICO is the main intergovernmental organization created under the auspices of the United Nations in 1963 for coffee, bringing together 78 exporting and importing member countries to promote international cooperation. (KNN Bureau)

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