The two day "BRICS Convention on Tourism" began at world heritage site Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh today. State's Tourism Minister Surendra Patwa and Union Tourism Secretary Vinod Zutshi inaugurated the event. Delegations from the BRICS countries India, Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa are participating in the convention. <br/><br/>The event comprises of inter- governmental exchange of views and ideas and panel discussions on different subjects including cooperation between the BRICS countries for promoting intra-regional tourism. Business to Business meetings between the India Travel Trade and their counterparts from the BRICS countries will also be organised. <br/><br/>The convention is being organised as a precursor to the BRICS Summit to be held in Goa in October this year.