Singapore High Commissioner Simon Wong Wie Kuen, on Wednesday, met Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and proposed Singapore to be the first partner country in the Uttar Pradesh Global Investors’ Summit.
In the courtesy meeting held at the chief minister’s official residence between a delegation from Singapore led by the Singapore High Commissioner and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, discussions were held to further improve the bilateral relations and cooperation in existing fields and ways to expand it, particularly concerning the state of Uttar Pradesh.
During the talks, Singapore High Commissioner Wong informed the chief minister that various companies from Singapore had invested about USD 250 million in Uttar Pradesh and most of the investments were in Noida and adjoining regions.
Expressing confidence in the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and lauding the better connectivity and the Ease of Doing Business in UP after 2017, Wong said that many companies from Singapore were interested in investing in Uttar Pradesh.
“We are encouraging our investors to invest in Lucknow and other parts of the state. The Global Investors’ 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 Narendra Modi,” Wong said.
Terming Uttar Pradesh as his ‘second home’, Wong said that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had established a very favourable atmosphere in the state.
Taking forward the cooperation between Singapore and UP in various fields, Wong discussed the proposed skill university in the state. He said that if Singapore could become a partner in this project in some way, it would be useful in further improving the relations between the two countries.