MSME Minister meets leaders of African countries

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Saurabh Gupta | 30 Oct, 2015
Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Kalraj Mishra Thursday met the leaders of African countries in New Delhi to promote bilateral cooperation in the MSME sector.

On the sidelines of the 3rd India-Africa Forum Summit, which was held in New Delhi from 26-29 October, the Minister of Industry and Commerce of the Republic of Mozambique, Ernesto Max Tonela met Kalraj Mishra, in New Delhi on October 29.

The Minister of Water Resources & Electricity of Republic of Sudan, Mutaz Musa Abdulla also met MSME minster.

Leaders from both the nations discuss issues and challenges of MSMEs of India and African countries to promote bilateral cooperation in the MSME sector.

India on Thursday marked its strong presence on the world stage by hosting a summit with Africa that saw representation from all the 54 countries, including 41 heads of state, in the largest such gathering of African countries outside the continent, outdoing similar summits that China and the US have held with the rising continent.

As the lights grew bright in the tastefully-decorated expansive Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi posed for a photo-op with the African heads of delegations at the Third India-Africa Forum Summit, it was a moment showcasing India’s growing diplomatic clout and global expectations of it.

The massive indoor stadium venue, with a 4,500 sq m area, had all the 41 heads of state, the African Union Commission chair and Modi comfortably seated in a semi-circular formation, with ample space for the delegations of each country and other staff.

The mammoth event, that has been in the planning since months, has seen over 200 Indian diplomats roped into action, summoned back from their respective postings in different countries to help out.

The Secretary, Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises and Steel, Dr. Anup K. Pujari and other senior officials of the Ministry also participated in the discussion.