CM asks French delegation to set up food-processing units
Hyderabad | Thursday, Oct 29 2009 IST
 

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah today urged French Trade Minister Anne-Marie Idrac to facilitate setting up of food processing and agro-based industries in the State for helping the farming community in a big way.

A 12-member delegation led by the Minister called on Mr K Rosaiah at the Secretariat and interacted with him on trade opportunities and furthering mutual cooperation, an official release here said. The Chief Minister also urged the Minister to facilitate setting up of automotive project by PSA Peugeot Citroen Company at Hyderabad and assured the Minister of the State Government's cooperation. Former Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy had pursued the matter with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and technical teams of the company were also reportedly in favour of the State, he told the delegation.

Stating that UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi was striving to make India a great country in the comity of nations, he said ''I hope that India will become a super power one day under her able leadership.'' Highlighting the investment potential in Andhra Pradesh, the Chief Minister said the leading Agrarian State had a strong base not only in crop sector but also in horticulture, sericulture, livestock and fisheries, providing exciting opportunities for technical cooperation between the Governments of France and Andhra Pradesh. About 100 French nationals were permanent residents of Andhra Pradesh and about 30 French companies working in the State. The French Minister responded positively to the State Governments request and thanked the Chief Minister for the hospitality and cooperation.

On this occasion, the Chief Minister handed over a letter offering allotment of office space on lease basis for French Cultural Centre at the APIIC corporate building at Masab Tank, Hyderabad.

The building is under construction and expected to be completed by March, 2010.

-- (UNI) -- 29MS40.xml

 

Viewer's Comment Comments Not Available

More Stories

Mohanty stuns top seed Aryan  

13 of marriage party feared drowned as van falls into well  

Trains late 

IIL developing vaccine for chikungunya 

Congress once again rakes up Batla House case just before 

Cong has been made a pvt ltd company: Gadkari 

Mother commits suicide with infant daughter 

50 school students fall ill after lunch 

Printer Friendly Version