Finland Ambassador calls on Chief Minister
Bengaluru, October 04: Finland Ambassador to India, Nina Vaskunlahti, called on Chief Minister H.D Kumaraswamy here on Thursday and discussed the collaboration and partnership between Karnataka and Finland.
Both the leaders held a detailed discussion over the Memorandum of Understanding, signed last year, listing out the areas of cooperation between Karnataka and Finland.
Appreciating the substantial progress, she proposed that the MoU should be continued further with a scope of Industries, Education and Energy. She also said that the Minister for Trade and International Co-operation of Finland would be visiting the Bengaluru Tech Summit to be held in November.
She also discussed the 5G development centres in Bengaluru set up by Nokia, a Finnish company, and the training in emerging technology and support to tech start-ups that Nokia has been providing.
The Chief Minister welcomed the enthusiasm evinced by the Finland Government to extend the Trade Agreement to other fields and aspired that the move would further strengthen the collaboration between the two regions. He assured that the State Government was committed to provide all possible support in this regard.
Government of Karnataka Chief Secretary T.M. Vijay Bhaskar, Additional Chief Secretary to Industries and Commerce, Gaurav Gupta, Additional Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister, Dr. E.V. Ramana Reddy, and Secretary to Chief Minister Dr. Selvakumar were present.
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Will discuss with Karnataka MPs on state's irrigation projects: Shivakumar
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Tuesday said he, along with Ministers H K Patil and M B Patil, will discuss with MPs from the state on pending approvals for the state's irrigation projects.
Speaking to reporters at Kempegowda International Airport before leaving for Delhi, he said the Centre has kept clearances for several irrigation projects pending.
"The Central government has kept approvals pending for the state's irrigation projects. Therefore, H K Patil, M B Patil and I will meet all the MPs from Karnataka and hold discussions," Shivakumar said.
He added that the outcome of the deliberations would be shared later and that a collective effort would be made to press the Centre to take a decision.
"We will inform you about the details of the discussions after we return. We will collectively urge the central government to decide on irrigation issues," he said.
