Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday requested Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Chairman of the DP World, a global leader in maritime logistics business, to make investments in Andhra Pradesh.
In a meeting with Mr. Sulayem in Dubai, Mr. Naidu said the DP World Group could foray into the seaports and logistics sector as A.P. offered excellent opportunities for mutual growth.
The two sides set up a working group jointly led by A.P. Principal Secretary (infrastructure and investment) Ajay Jain and DP World Chief Financial Officer Yuvraj Narayan.
Prior to that, Mr. Naidu addressed a gathering of the Indian Business and Professional Council.
Mr. Naidu then called on Emirates Airline Senior Vice-President Adnan Kazim and Fly Dubai CEO Ghaith al Ghaith to whom he suggested to choose A.P. as an integrated logistics hub by availing themselves of the infrastructure being created to promote the civil aviation and aerospace sectors.
On Day-2 of his visit to Dubai, Mr. Naidu said A.P. took steps for the establishment of aircraft Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) and the two Dubai-based global airlines could explore the opportunities thereof.
He said A.P. was strategically positioned in South Asia and Amaravati, Tirupati and Visakhapatnam could be connected to Dubai.
These linkages would strengthen the ties between the State and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Mr. Kazim said Mr. Naidu had played an instrumental role in getting Emirates Airline to operate from Hyderabad in the unified State and promised to work on the proposals put forth by the CM.
Later, Mr. Naidu met UAE Minister of Economy and Federal Civil Aviation Authority Chairman Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansoori, who came forward to collaborate in IT and financial technologies. Mr. Mansoori said A.P.’s long coastline offered tremendous opportunities for players in the maritime and transport sectors, in which the UAE would like to become a partner.
Indian High Commissioner Navdeep Singh Suri and others were present in the deliberations.
