A delegation of Himachal government led by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur and Industries Minister Bikram Singh called on Minister of Climate Change and Environment of UAE Thani Al Zeyoudi at Dubai on Monday.

The delegation discussed possible areas of collaboration particularly in the areas of tourism and real estate.

The Chief Minister extended him an invitation for attending the global investors meet scheduled to be held in November this year.

Later, the delegation also had a meeting with Chairman of Dubai Chamber of Commerce Majid Saif Al Ghurair.

Vice President of the Chamber Hassan Al Hashemi welcomed the delegation. Dubai Chamber of Commerce assured all possible support for the global investors meet being organized by Himachal Pradesh.

It was decided in the meeting that the state government would share the list of investible projects for onward sharing with the members of the Chamber. 

Dr. Zeyoudi assured of all possible support to the government of Himachal Pradesh. He also assured to fix up certain good and relevant B2G meetings of the state delegation during the visit to UAE. He assured to extend invitations to UAE business community to participate in the maiden investment meet being held in Himachal Pradesh.

HIMACHAL CM INVITES LULU GROUP TO INVEST IN STATE

After his arrival, Jai Ram Thakur along-with the high powered delegation held a meeting at Dubai with Chairman and Managing Director, Lulu International M.A. Yusuf Ali  and explored investment opportunities in tourism and hospitality sectors.

A statement issued here said the Chief Minister invited the group to invest in shopping malls and hypermarkets in tourist destinations of Himachal Pradesh like Shimla, Manali, Dharamshala and industrial hubs of the state.

The delegation discussed various areas of collaboration and invited the Lulu Group to participate in the Himachal Pradesh global investors meet scheduled for November 2019.

Industries Minister Bikram Singh assured of all possible help and support to ground the proposed investments. He said Himachal Pradesh is a land of abundant opportunities for investment in various sectors. The state government has simplified procedures for attracting investment in the state, he said.

Yusuf Ali explained about the diverse businesses of the Group. He said his Group will explore possibilities in fruit processing and procurement and small shopping malls as per the demand of the state. He said that he will constitute a team immediately which will visit Himachal Pradesh within next 20-30 days to explore areas of collaboration.