U.P. Global Investor Summit | Singapore proposes to become partner country

The Singapore High Commissioner lauded the better connectivity and the ease of doing business in Uttar Pradesh after 2017

Singapore High Commissioner Simon Wong Wie Kuen on Wednesday met Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and proposed that Singapore should be made the first partner country in the Uttar Pradesh Global Investor Summit.

In the courtesy meeting at the Chief Minister's residence, a delegation from Singapore led by the Singapore High Commissioner discussed ways to further improve the bilateral relations and cooperation in existing fields and ways to expand it, particularly concerning the State of Uttar Pradesh, an official release issued in Lucknow said.

Mr. Wong said that various companies from Singapore have invested about $250 million in Uttar Pradesh. Most of the investments are in Noida and adjoining regions.

Expressing confidence in the leadership of the Chief Minister and lauding the better connectivity and the ease of doing business in the State after 2017, Mr. Wong said that many companies from Singapore are interested in investing in Uttar Pradesh.

"We are encouraging our investors to invest in Lucknow and other parts of the State. The Global Investor Summit will be a good opportunity for these companies. It will be a pleasure to collaborate with Uttar Pradesh in various areas of urban development and planning, including water management. Singapore is willing to work in Uttar Pradesh as per the intention of Prime Minister Modi," Mr. Wong said.

Terming Uttar Pradesh as his 'second home', Mr. Wong said that the Chief Minister has established a very favourable atmosphere in the state.

Taking forward the cooperation between Singapore and U.P. in various fields, Mr. Wong proposed extending ties in the proposed skill university in the State. He said that if Singapore can become a partner in this project in some way, it will be useful in further improving the relations between the two countries.