Naidu Leaves For China To Attract Investments To AP

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu will lead a 13-member delegation to China starting from Sunday to attract investments.

This visit will tap the potential of the Sino-Indian economic relationship.

The Chief Minister will depart from New Delhi and reach Hong Kong in the early hours of Sunday. From Hong Kong, he will reach Tianjin at 2:05 pm (local time).

During his five-day visit to China, the AP Chief Minister will meet various business icons and the chiefs of leading companies in chemical manufacturing, online rental services, pharmaceuticals, electronics and renewable energy, including Sarita Nayyar, Managing Director, World Economic Forum, USA; and Prof. Kalub Schwab, Chairman's office, MCC.

On June 28, the Chief Minister will travel to Guiyang, the capital of the Guizhou Province of the Southwest China, where he will visit the Guiyang Urban Planning Exhibition Museum, the Guiyang International Eco-conference Centre and the headquarters of the GICC.

The next day, the Chief Minister and his team will meet the leaders of the Guizhou Province in the IC Centre. An agreement of Sister State relationship between Guizhou and Andhra Pradesh is the on the cards.

On the final day of his tour, Naidu will be attending a road show for the promotion of investment activities in Andhra Pradesh.

The Chief Minister along with his team will leave for Hong Kong at midday (local time), and from Hong Kong will reach New Delhi in the late hours of June 30. From New Delhi he will reach Vijayawada in the wee hours of the next day.

The last time the CM visited China was in April of last year, when his team and he pitched for investments in Andhra Pradesh in the energy and manufacturing sectors.

The Chief Minister will be accompanied by Finance Minister Yanamala Ramakrishnudu, Municipal Administration & Urban Development Minister P Narayana, Advisor (Communications) Dr Parakala Prabhakar, Managing Director of CCDMC Lakshmi Parthasarathy, Principal Secretary (CMO) G Sai Prasad, Principal Secretary (Environment & Forests) Dr P V Ramesh, Principal Secretary (Energy, Infrastructure and Investment) Ajay Jain, CEO - Economic Development Board J Krishna Kishore, Secretary (Industries) Solomon Arokiaraj, Officer - Economic Development Board Vivek Kar, Officer - Infrastructure and Government Services Mallikarjun Rao, KPMG's Erchit Sood and Regional Director of CII Jyothi Kumar.