India's Haryana state explores textile trade opportunities in Ethiopia

13 Apr '22

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Indian state of Haryana will soon begin consultations with textile industry to explore the feasibility of trade and investment with Ethiopia. Anant P Pandey, secretary of Haryana’s Foreign Cooperation Department, said that the consultation will facilitate with shaping the concrete outline for cooperation in trade and investment between Haryana and Ethiopia.

Pandey told Fibre2Fashion that the department will hold meetings with the representatives of selected industries including textile to know the views of the Indian business community.

Last week, the Framework of Collaboration (FFC) was signed between Haryana and the Ethiopia Investment Commission (EIC). The key objective of this meeting was to bolster trade and investment ties between Haryana and the Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.

A two-day meeting of the Haryana-Ethiopia Investment Commission (EIC) was also organised by the Foreign Cooperation Department at Gurguram and Chandigarh last week. During the event, the seven-member Ethiopian delegation led by Daniel Teressa, deputy commissioner of EIC, had a rich interaction with the business representatives of Haryana in the textile and garment sector.

Businesses and exporters from the pharmaceutical and agro-processing sectors of Haryana also held discussions with the officials of Ethiopia.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (KUL)

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