Andhra Pradesh to ink pact with Malaysia to boost tourism sector

Andhra Pradesh to ink pact with Malaysia to boost tourism sector
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The Malaysian government is ready to join hands with the Andhra Pradesh government in promoting tourism in the State. The two governments would invest in the development of sea ports, airports, highways and urban development.A delegation of the Malaysian government-led by its Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai met the Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday. 

Vijayawada: The Malaysian government is ready to join hands with the Andhra Pradesh government in promoting tourism in the State. The two governments would invest in the development of sea ports, airports, highways and urban development.A delegation of the Malaysian government-led by its Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai met the Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday.

  • Naidu briefs the Malaysian delegation on tapping tourism potential around the 975-km long coastline in AP
  • He informs the team that govt is implementing PEMANDU system in administration, economic reforms
  • Malaysian Minister Lai says they are willing to join hands with the State in developing airports, seaports and highways

The Chief Minister had briefed the delegation of the tourism opportunities in the State and said that 975 km long coastline is seen as an advantage and wanted the Malaysian delegation to make use of it to promote tourism. Naidu further said that the government had proposed new capital city, Amaravati, as a global city.

The capital would revive the historical Buddhism, which is popular around the world, he said and wanted the Malaysian government to partner in the development of the State. He further informed the Malaysian Minister that the State government was implementing the Performance Management and Delivery Unit (PEMANDU) system being implemented in Malaysia in the administrative and economic reforms.

The Malaysian Minister Lai thanked the Chief Minister for inviting them to join hands with the government in promoting tourism. He said that their government was interested in developing airports, seaports, highways and urban areas providing basic infrastructure. The investment on highways would provide better connectivity to the rural areas from the district headquarters.

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