Telangana CM Pitches For S’pore Investments

Met Vivian Balakrishnan, Foreign Affairs Minister of Singapore, and converged on forging a broad, long-term partnerships covering infrastructure building, energy, sustainable initiatives in green energy, water management, river rejuvenation, tourism, education and skill building, and IT parks, among others - Revanth Reddy, Telangana CM on X

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Friday began his Singapore tour with a meeting with Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Singapore. The Chief Minister, who is leading an official delegation, termed the meeting engaging and fruitful.

According to Chief Minister’s Office, Revanth Reddy focused on forging broad, long-term partnerships covering infrastructure development, energy, sustainable green energy initiatives, water management, river rejuvenation, tourism, education and skills development, IT parks, and more.

Revanth Reddy in a post on X said he met Vivian Balakrishnan, Foreign Affairs Minister of Singapore and converged on forging a broad, long-term partnerships covering infrastructure building, energy, sustainable initiatives in green energy, water management, river rejuvenation, tourism, education and skill building, and IT parks, among others. “We began our two-nations tour in #Singapore with a very engaging, fruitful and wide-ranging discussions with the amazingly insightful Indophile, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Foreign Affairs Minister, Government of Singapore,” Reddy said in the post.

Telangana Minister for Information Technology, Electronic & Commerce, Industries & Commerce, D Sridhar Babu and senior officials were also present during the meeting. Sridhar Babu said that they discussed the collaboration for Telangana’s Skill University and a MoU between ITE-Singapore and Young India Skill University.

“This partnership will pave the way for long-term collaborations in areas like infrastructure development, renewable energy, sustainable initiatives, tourism, education, and skills building. Looking forward to a fantastic trip ahead, fostering growth and prosperity for Telangana!,” the Minister wrote.

The Telangana delegation began two-nation tour to Singapore and Davos to attract investments to the state. The delegation will remain in Singapore till January 19 before leaving for Davos for a three-day visit. Minister Sridhar Babu and top officials of the Industries Department are part of the delegation.

The delegation will hold talks regarding Skill University and other investment-related agreements in Singapore before participating in the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos.

Before embarking on the visit, the Chief Minister had stated that Telangana has emerged as the best destination for global investments in the country attracting giants in the manufacturing and service sectors.

The State government created an investor-friendly ecosystem to woo the investors in the country as well as abroad, the Chief Minister said. He directed officials to be ready to promote Hyderabad on the world platform and invite huge investments. Revanth Reddy along with his cabinet colleague D Sridhar Babu and senior officials will leave for Davos in Switzerland from Singapore to participate in the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting from January 20 to 22.