Tokyo [Japan], January 24 (ANI): Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on the ultimate day of his two-nation journey to Japan for Advantage Assam Roadshow, continued together with his exchanges with business leaders to woo them with Assam’s protected setting, investor-friendly insurance policies and customised incentives.
Sarma started his day by assembly Takeshi Okubo from Tokyo Electron, a number one participant within the semiconductor ecosystem. Their cutting-edge machines are used to develop chips. Sarma invited them to develop their base in Assam’s Electronic City, the press launch from Assam’s Chief Minister Office stated.
Sarma additionally held a fruitful assembly with Yoshiaki Asakura, Vice President and Executive Officer of Yokogawa Electric Corporation and mentioned about their present operations in Assam which they’re enterprise with Numaligarh Refinery Ltd and Indian Oil.
The Assam CM additionally urged them to develop their operations additional to complement Assam’s sturdy power sector. The Chief Minister thereafter known as upon, Akiko Ikuina, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, Government of Japan and had a cordial interplay along with her concerning alternatives for Indian and Assam’s youths in Japan.
After his assembly with the Vice Foreign Minister, Sarma held a dialogue with Takao Hosoya, CEO of Mizuho Securities India to discover avenues of facilitating credit score linkages for Indian firms and facilitating Japanese investments in Assam’s rising market, the press launch stated.
Sarma then engaged in a dialogue with Terutoshi Hamano from Toyota Motor Corporation and urged them to arrange an car ancillary unit within the state, given the sturdy connectivity in Assam with nationwide and worldwide markets. He additionally requested them to develop their Skill Centres from present two to extra establishments of the state.
After winding up his assembly with Toyota, Sarma additionally interacted with the Japanese press after which resumed his official engagements. He held talks with Hara Shohei, Senior Vice President of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and mentioned their help to ongoing initiatives within the state and in forging a partnership amongst JICA, JETRO and Govt of Assam to grasp the plans of the Japanese Industrial Park within the state, the press launch added.
Sarma later had an interplay with representatives of assorted universities in Japan. He invited them to discover educational collaboration with Assam’s universities along with already ongoing collaboration with IIT Guwahati and improve pupil trade programmes between the 2 international locations to bolster analysis and skilling.
Before his departure to India, Sarma additionally had a dinner hosted by India’s Ambassador to Japan, Sibi George. On the sidelines of the dinner, he additionally met Kotaro Nagasaki, Governor of Yamanashi Prefecture and had a cordial trade of ideas on numerous features of Indo-Japan relations.
Sarma additionally famous that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s concentrate on boosting ties with Japan has immensely benefited Assam. For the primary time, a delegation from Assam has been in a position to safe such unprecedented entry to Japan’s authorities and enterprise leaders. Sarma had met greater than 160 enterprise leaders and over 5 ministers of the Japanese Government and in all of the conversations, there was excessive consciousness about Assam, which is a mirrored image of the pivotal function of North East is enjoying in Indian diplomacy, the discharge stated. (ANI)