Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Monday called by a team of six Ambassadors/High Commissioners of India at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat.
He discussed improving bilateral relations with other countries and urged them to promote the state’s art and culture and chalk strategies to export goods to their respective countries.
During their meeting with the Chief Minister, the visiting team suggested to set up Special Economic Zone for liquor of Sekmai with better packaging and brand building. Scope for training of selected athletes in Jamaica was also discussed. Discussion was done for export of horticulture products.
The Chief Minister and the visiting team further discussed on promotion of Manipur’s cultural heritage in Europe, Africa and other international fora. Besides, opportunities for employment of skilled manpower in European Countries such as Romania were also discussed.
The Ambassadors had also agreed to promote the upcoming Manipur Sangai Festival using their personal good relations with Embassies of foreign countries in India for their participation.
The team of Ambassadors arrived here on Sunday. They will interact with officials of different Government Departments including Textiles, Commerce and Industries, Horticulture and Tourism for export promotion of State’s products, services and tourism.
The team will also have discussion with officials of District Administration of Chandel, Bishnupur and Imphal East regarding One District One Product (ODOP).
The Ambassadors/High Commissioners were Ambassador of India to Indonesia Manoj Kumar Bharti, Ambassador of India to Tunisia . Nguikham Jathom Gangte, Ambassador of India to Republic of Cote d’Ivoire , Y.K Sailas Thangal, Ambassador of India to Romania, Rahul Shrivastava, Ambassador of India to Ethiopia and High Commissioner of India to Jamaica R. Masashi.
Out of the six Ambassadors/High Commissioners, four hail from Manipur.
