A Mega car unit in AndhraPradesh

Hyderabad,oct  29: The French Minister for Foreign Trade, Ms Anne-Marie Idrac, accompanied by a high-level delegation, comprising parliamentarians and senior officials of the French government  had   discussions with  Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah and  minister for  Industries Kanna  Lakshminaryaana  here on Thursday.Speaking  to the media Knna Laksminarayana  said  that the  French delegation had shown  its  willingness  to  establish  a  car manufacturing  unit in the state. The foreign  trade  minister  agreed in principle to set  up a  French trading  centre  in Hyderabad.

The delegation  which is  on a  four-day visit to India  on Wednesday held   talks with  the leaders  of Andhra Pradesh  on  various  trade aspects. According to the  minister for   Industries  many  French  industrialists are  willing to  invest in the  state of  Andhra  Pradesh.  The  details would  be worked out  in  the days to come.The French Minister for Foreign Trade Ms Anne-Marie Idrac  had  high-level meetings with several ministers of the Indian government and senior officials, including   Anand Sharma, Minister of Commerce and Industry ,Subodh Kant Sahay, Hon’ble Minister of Food Processing Industries, and Montek Singh Ahluwalia,  Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission .