Narendra Modi suggests envoys of Latin American nations to set up Trade centre,SEZ for wood-timber-marble in Gujarat

Gandhinagar, 19 July 2012

Impressed by Gujarat’s all round development, a high-profile delegation of envoys from seven Latin American and Caribbean countries during their meeting with Chief Minister Narendra Modi here today expressed their willingness to develop economic and trade relations with the state.

The delegation comprised Ambassadors Carlos Duarte of Brazil, Javier Paullinich of Peru, Jaime Nualart of Mexico, Juan F. Corodero A. of Costa Rica, Ruben Ignacio Zamora Rivas of Al Salvador, Hans Deninburg of Dominic Republic and Counsel Minister of Chile Nestor Riveros.

They evinced keen interest in Mr. Modi’s suggestion for setting up a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) for Wood, Timber and Marble Artisans somewhere along the seacoast of Gujarat. This is besides other industrial and manufacturing projects. They invited the Chief Minister and a business delegation from Gujarat to explore trade possibilities in their countries.

Responding to their gesture, Mr. Modi told them that they could even jointly set up a Trade Centre in Gujarat, which could be immensely beneficial for both the parties. He briefed the envoys about the investment opportunities in low-cost, high-quality manufacturing and value addition projects in the state.

Mr. Modi invited them to participate in the Gujarat’s unique ‘Festival of Nine Nights’, called ‘Navratri Mahotsav’, in October 2012 and in the forthcoming biennial Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors’ Summit to be held in January-2013.

Others present during the envoys’ meeting with Mr. Modi included Chief Minister’s Principal Secretary K. Kailashnathan, Principal Industries Secretary Maheshwar Sahu and iNDEXTb Managing Director Mahesh Kumar.