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Friday, September 15, 2017

Norway keen to invest in Bihar: Envoy


PATNA: Norway’s Ambassador to India, Nils Ragnar Kamsvag said his country was interested in investing in Bihar different sectors related to health, education, science and technology and agro processing.

Kamsvag expressed his country’s willingness on the future investment in the state in a meeting with the state chief minister Nitish Kumar at the latter’s official residence here on Wednesday.

The Norwegian Ambassador was here to inform the chief minister about the progress made under Norway India Partnership initiative (NIPI). He deliberated on the scope of future collaboration in different sectors with Bihar government.

An official statement said that the Ambassador told the CM that his country was interested in collaboration in health, education, science and technology and other important sectors. The envoy also mentioned the old ties with India and said, “Two countries have economic ties from the beginning and it needs to be further strengthened”.

Chief minister Nitish Kumar also felicitated Kamsvag by presenting a memento and “Angvstram”. Principal secretary to CM Chanchal Kumar and secretary in CM office, Manish Kumar Verma were present on the occasion.

Later in the day the Norwegian envoy met Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee president Ashok Choudhary.



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