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Suresh Prabhu meets MSMEs in Russia, urges them to come and Make in India

Updated: Nov 18, 2017 05:58:46am
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Suresh Prabhu meets MSMEs in Russia, urges them to come and Make in India

New Delhi, Nov 18 (KNN) The Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Suresh Prabhu who is on a 3 day visit to Russia to participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Meeting from November 15-17 met his other Russian counterpart, the Minister of Industry & Trade of the Russian Federation, Dennis Manturov to discuss ways to strengthen India- Russia Investment and collaboration.

The two minister also explore ways  in creating Joint Ventures under the Make in India initiative of the Government of India.

Prabhu also addressed a gathering of Russian Small and Medium Enterprises and a select group of Russian investors at Delovaya Russia.

The Minister on 15 November met Member of Board (Minister) for Trade of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EaEC), Ms. Veronika Nikishina and discussed the potential for increasing trade cooperation and also the process for initiation of negotiations of free trade agreement between India and Eurasian Economic Commission.

On 16 november, he participated in a Round Table interaction with 30 of Russia’s leading business leaders from industries like steel, engineering goods, railways, financial services, nuclear energy, agriculture, etc. The business leaders participated enthusiastically in the discussion to strengthen bilateral economic cooperation between India and Russia.

The minister told the gathering  about the new initiatives of the Government of India in the field of  ease of doing business, financing in the nuclear energy sector, natural gas, railways, organizing Trade Fairs, agro-marketing etc. (With PIB Inputs) (KNN/AG)

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