Gandhinagar, 7 February 2013

A business-trade mission led by Premier of Canada’s Manitoba province Mr. Greg Salinger today paid courtesy visit to Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi and discussed broad possibilities of cooperation and partnership with Gujarat in various sectors.

This is first visit of Premier of Manitoba province. Mr. Greg congratulated the Chief Minister for progressive leadership and success of Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit.

Manitoba province enjoys leading position in the areas of renewable energy, agro food processing, port-coastal corridor, aerospace manufacturing, food security technology, agro engineering research sectors, and possibility of partnership with Gujarat is bright.

In this connection the Chief Minister told Mr. Greg Salinger that Gujarat would participate in Skill summit which is to be organized in Manitoba in February-end.

Shri Modi discussed the background of possible partnership between Gujarat and Manitoba like possibility of partnership in agro food processing, food technology transfer and food processing, cooperation with Gujarat Maritime Board in the area of coastal development, cooperation of Gujarat Agriculture University in the field of Agriculture education, partnership in defense equipment and aerospace component sector.

Mr. Greg Salinger said the government of Manitoba province is keen to make relations with a progressive state like Gujarat stronger.

Chief Secretary Anan Rotheni, LLA B.Jha, other officials and Manitoba’s India based representative commissioner Jagat Shah along with Gujarat government’s Principal Secretary, Industry Shri M.Sahu were part of the meeting.