Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal Khattar on Sunday said he had picked up some Japanese language from his Principal Secretary before embarking on his five-day trip abroad which proved to be useful.
"RS Khullar (senior IAS officer) during his posting in Japan earlier had learnt the Japanese language. Before embarking on my trip, I had learnt many words from him which came in handy during the Japan visit," Khattar said in Chandigarh.
"During my various interactions there, I spoke few words in Japanese and it came in handy," he said.
Khattar, who returned from his two-nation trip to Japan and China Saturday night, was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the visit of French President Francois Hollande and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Capitol Complex in Chandigarh, which was one of the venues visited by the top dignitaries here today.
Punjab and Haryana Governor and UT Administrator Kaptan Singh Solanki and his advisor Vijay Kumar Dev were also present.
Khattar had last week embarked on a five-day visit to Japan and China to woo foreign investment in Haryana.
He said he also invited representatives of various companies to visit Haryana, especially for its 'Happening Haryana' meet to be held from March 7-9 in Gurgaon.
Soon after returning, Khattar said that he had received tremendous response from the entrepreneurs and investors in both Japan and China. He said that as a result of the MoUs signed between Haryana and some companies of both countries, the infrastructure in the State would be further strengthened and ample employment opportunities would be generated for the youth in Haryana. Also, these would pave the way for making Haryana a digital and smart state.
He said that Wanda Company of China has signed an MoU to invest Rs 60,000 crore in the State in next four years. The State Government would make available 2200 acres of land near Kharkhoda. He said that the Chinese companies have shown interest in setting up of industrial parks, smart city, industrial units to manufacture cell phones and e-commerce platform. Chinese companies have also shown interest in making investment in areas of education, health, science and technology.