The Madhya Pradesh Government and the Free State province of South Africa have agreed to strengthen co-operation in socio-economic spheres. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on behalf of the State Government and Premier ES Magashule on behalf of the Free State province of South Africa singed an MoU here on Tuesday.
Madhya Pradesh and Free State province, according to the MoU, will co-operate with each other for economic progress in key areas of urban development, infrastructure development, health and health care, education and skill development, tourism, agriculture, agri-business and food processing and investment and trade.
In accordance with the principles of equality and mutual benefit, both the States will support each other for peaceful progress. In case of any ambiguity regarding any issue or subject, amicable solutions will be arrived at through bilateral dialogues and discussions.
The Chief Minister held discussions on various aspects of mutual cooperation with the delegation members. It was agreed that experts in skill development will visit from Madhya Pradesh to the Free State province for imparting their knowledge to the interested persons there. Expenses of the visit and training fee etc. will be borne by the government of the Free State province.
It is worth noticing here that the Chief Minister Chouhan recently visited South Africa where he met the Premier ES Magashule. They had discussions about common interests in areas like tourism and industrial investments. Chouhan had invited Magashule to Madhya Pradesh.
Chouhan hosted a dinner in honour of Magashule and delegation members. Those present included Minister for Commerce and Industries Yashodhara Raje Scindia, Minister for Urban Administration Kailash Vijayvargiya, Minister for Food Kunwar Vijay Shah, Minister for Revenue Rampal Singh, Minister for Narmada Valley Development lal Singh Arya, Director General of Police Nandan Dubey and senior officers.