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Ashwani Kumar to
Represent India at IIC Conference
New Delhi, December 06, 2006
Dr. Ashwani Kumar, Minister of State for Industry, will
represent Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh at the 4th Edition
of Annual International Conference on "Fundamentals of
Investment: Education, Training and Employment, scheduled to
be held on 7th December, 2006 at Rabat in Morocco for which
India has been selected as the 'Country of Honour'.
Dr. Ashwani Kumar who is leaving for Morocco tomorrow will
carry a message from Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh for Mr.
Driss Jettou, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Morocco. In
message to his Moroccan counterpart Dr. Manmohan Singh has
said that the Conference which will be a stimulating event
drawing on the unique strengths of Morocco.
Dr. Kumar will lead an Indian delegation of business
leaders and will address the Plenary Session of the Conference
on 7th December immediately following the address of King
Mohamed VI. In Rabat, Dr. Kumar is scheduled to call on PM Mr.
Driss Jattou, Foreign Minister of Morocco Mr. Mohamed Benaissa
and Mr. Rachid Talbi El Alami, Minister Delegate to the PM of
Morocco.
India and Morocco have cordial relations and with Morocco's
geographical location as a gateway to Europe in the North and
Sub-Saharan Africa in the South, it is strategically located
for a closer economic engagement with India. It is the largest
exporter of phosphates to India. India's exports to Morocco in
2005 were of the value of US $ 159.58 million and imports into
India from Morocco were of the value of US $ 459.48 million.
Total Bilateral Trade between the two countries which stood US
$ 619.06 million in 2005 is targeted to be raised to US $ 1
billion in the near future. There is immense scope for
cooperation between the two countries in tourism,
pharmaceuticals, chemicals, textiles and agricultural
machinery.
The visit of Dr. Ashwani Kumar to Morocco and the selection
of India as a 'Country of Honour' would further strengthen the
excellent relations between the two countries.
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