The primary agenda of the said meeting was to brief H.E. UAE Ambassador about the forthcoming Rising Himachal Global Investors Meet 2019 and to discuss the UAE participation at the summit.

The Global Investors’’ Meet 2019 is the flagship business event of the Government of Himachal Pradesh. The State will be organizing the inaugural edition of the event at Dharamshala on November 07 to 08, 2019. In this event Himachal will showcase the policy & regulatory environment, investment opportunities across eight focus sectors to boost manufacturing in the state.

During the deliberations, Mr. Manoj Kumar recall the recent visit of Shri Jairam Thakur, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh to UAE in June 2019. During his UAE Visit, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh met H.E. Dr. Thani Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment of UAE, Chairman of Dubai Chamber of Commerce, Secretary General of UAE International Investor Council and number of leading government and private sector companies in UAE and invited them to invest in Himachal Pradesh.

Further, Mr. Manoj Kumar extended an invite from Government of Himachal Pradesh to H.E. Dr. Ahmed AlBanna for UAE to participate as a Partner Country in Rising Himachal Global Investor Meet.

H.E. Dr. AlBanna expressed his interest in expanding UAE partnership with Himachal Pradesh in various new areas of development and strengthening its friendly relationship with the State in wake of strong overall UAE-India relations.

In an important outcome of the meeting, H.E. Dr. Ahmed AlBanna confirmed UAE participation to the Rising Himachal Global Investors Meet 2019 as a Partner Country.

H.E. Dr. Ahmed AlBanna indicated that the UAE delegation will be comprised of high level participation from UAE government and private sector companies namely DP world, DMCC, Emaar, Sharaf Group, Lulu Group, NMC Group etc. He also extended his full support to secure participation from UAE to the Summit.

Further, the meeting saw discussions on cooperation ties in the areas of the economy, investment, agri businesses and food processing, infrastructure, logistics parks, tourism & hospitality between the UAE and Himachal Pradesh. The possibility of UAE investment in hospitality sector in Himachal Pradesh was discussed in detail.

While the discussions on food security, H.E. UAE Ambassador appraised Himachal Pradesh delegation about the UAE-India Food Security project. It envisages establishing logistics and cold storage chains and food processing facilities in India. Mr. Manoj Kumar expressed their keen interest in the project and invited UAE to collaborate with their state on Food Security. 

The meeting culminated on a positive note with both side agreeing to enhance their business relations further.