Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur reached Dubai on Sunday afternoon on a four-day visit to UAE.

He was accompanied by Industries Minister Bikram Singh and a high-level delegation including senior officials of the State.

“The purpose of the visit is to project Himachal Pradesh as an attractive investment destination in sectors such as horticulture, tourism, pharmaceuticals, energy, food processing, logistics, education and skill development,” said an official spokesman.

He said that during the visit, Chief Minister is scheduled to hold high-level meetings at ministerial and official level as well as with chambers of commerce and leading investors.

Chief Minister and his delegation will be holding a road show on “Rising Himachal: Global Investors’ Meet 2019” at an event being organized by Indian Business and Professional Council, Dubai on June 25 evening. The Global Investors' Meet 2019 is the flagship business event of Himachal Pradesh and its inaugural edition will be held at Dharamshala on  November 7 and 8, the spokesman said.

He further said that the Chief Minister will also be interacting with prominent businessmen and professionals at Business Leaders’ Forum, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India - Dubai Chapter and People of Indian Origin Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PIOCCI) and with Indian community.

Recently, the Chief Minister had visited Netherlands and Germany to promote 'Rising Himachal” Global Investors' Meet'.

After his visit, Thakur had said that the business community of both the countries showed interest to invest in Himachal in various sectors, including agriculture, horticulture, food and fruit processing, tourism and hydroelectricity.

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was also signed between the State Government and the Frankfurt Innovation Zentrum, Germany, to explore areas of collaboration in the fields of precision medicine and precision agriculture.