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Modi discusses urban devt issues with NYC Mayor
Modi discusses urban devt issues with NYC Mayor, Moid also met Nobel laureate and famous cancer specialist Professor Harold Varmus and invited him to visit India to assist in health and public health care research.
- With the Nobel laureate Modi discussed issues relating to cancer research, vaccine and possibilities of research in India
- The professor congratulated Modi on the laws in India on anti-smoking
New York: With an eye on his pet project of rejuvenation of urban spaces, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday had a meeting with New York Mayor Bill de Blasio during which the issues related to large cities, especially common threats of terror, policing, public housing and crowd management in the events like "Kumbh mela" were discussed.
The meeting, which was Prime Minister's first official engagement after arriving here, was also aimed at understanding how the New York police metamorphosed after the 9/11 terror attacks in which over 3,000 people were killed and landmark twin towers of World Trade Center were destroyed.
"The Prime Minister wanted to understand what are the issues that he faces, because he is extremely keen on trying to rejuvenate our urban spaces too," spokesperson in Ministry of External Affairs Syed Akbaruddin told reporters here and added that crowd management in big cities and at big events like Kumbh mela were also discussed to understand the practices adopted by the New York city government.
Discussions were focused on matters related to public housing, he said, adding that New York City is planning to build some half a million houses in 10 years. In his meeting with the New York Mayor, discussion also focused on issues related to steps taken to improve the quality of life in New York and in this regard the anti- smoking laws in both the countries also figured.
Moid also met Nobel laureate and famous cancer specialist Professor Harold Varmus and invited him to visit India to assist in health and public health care research.
Interestingly, 74-year-old Varmus, currently director of the US National cancer Institute, had done his apprenticeship in a mission hospital in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh in 1960s. He received the 1989 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of the cellular origin of retroviral oncogenes.During his 30-minute interaction with Modi, the two discussed a wide range of public health care issues, including those related to cancer research, vaccine and possibilities of research in India.
