Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, December 11 2010:
On invitation of the World Federation of Democratic Youths, 10 delegates of All India Youth Federation (AIYF) Manipur State Council have left Imphal today for Johannesburg, South Africa to participate in the 17th World Youth Festival to be held from December 13 to 21, stated a press release of AIYF today.
The delegates were Dr P Khogen, MLA Dr U Deven, Dr Abangdi Jamir, Bedamani, Priya, Romesh, U Deberjit, P Bilash, M Ajanta and RK Sanaton.
Dr P Khogen led the state delegates to South Africa.
RK Sanaton, Bilash and Ajanta will perform various forms of Indian dances during the festival.
The festival will be held under the slogan 'Let us defeat Imperialism for a World of Peace, Solidarity and Social Transformation'.
About 20,000 delegates from all over the world will take part in the festival.
It will witness serious political deliberations, seminars and discussions relating to peace, solidarity, development, environment, democracy, employment, health, education and human rights added the release.