AP Govt to sign a MoU with Australia

Amaravati, Aug 09: The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has announced that The AP Govt and Australia would soon sign a MoU to set up a university in Andhra Pradesh.

He informed this on the occasion of meeting with the Australian Consul General Sean Kelly regarding finding new opportunities between two nations, on Tuesday at Secretariat at Velagapudi.

The delegation said they have been working on a Geological Survey Assistance System that will enable high-quality geological mapping of the State. A MoU for this would also be signed by the two parties, informed the Chief Minister's office in a statement.

They said, "We are investing a lot of resources in the potential of this new-born State. The Chief Minister's forward-thinking attitude and development-oriented goals are great motivations for us to keep working on the AP-Australia ties."

Sean Kelly also proposed a project to improve Road Traffic Management. He said the investment for this project will be minimum for the government of AP as the system will work on the basis of revenue sharing, from funds collected from violators. He also projected the setting up of ATMs in remote villages, as one of the priority ideas.

The Chief Minister was pleased with all the proposals and he promised the delegation that the departments of the State government will support and coordinate as much as they need.

Kelly then informed Chandrababu Naidu of the Australia Business Week in India, for which the Deputy Premier of Western Australia will be visiting as a special delegate. The event is held at the end of this month, and he requested the Chief Minister to block some time on his calendar to meet him in Vijayawada.