Israeli Ambassador, Daniel Carmon on Tuesday said his country was keen to work with Andhra Pradesh in agriculture and water management. A delegation led by the Ambassador called on Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu at the Secretariat. During the meeting, Mr Carmon while expressing interest in sectors like agriculture and water management, said “given that Israel is a water-scarce region, we have excelled in using water efficiently and have pioneered water management systems”. Observing that Israeli technology would contribute to rapid growth of Andhra Pradesh, Mr. Carmon said they could also help the State in waste management, recycling and desalination of water.
Mr. Naidu said Andhra Pradesh could use Israeli expertise and technology and urged the Ambassador to work with the government in skill upgrading. “Identify areas that you are interested to work with A.P. government and we will facilitate the process and begin working with you,” he added. Mr Carmon also extended an invitation to the Chief Minister to visit Israel and study their efficient water management systems.
Meanwhile, India’s High Commissioner to Nigeria A.R. Ghanashyam met Mr. Naidu.
Mr Ghanashyam outlined the areas in which Andhra Pradesh and Nigeria could work together. He said Nigeria believes that there is good scope to work with A.P. in natural gas. As part of this, Nigeria could invest in downstream facilities of A.P., he said. Meanwhile, the Chief Minister explained the opportunities and advantages of the State and wanted the Commissioner to zero-in on the sectors they would like to work with the A.P.
Source: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/israel-keen-to-work-with-ap-in-agriculture-water-management/article6677785.ece
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