Imphal | June 15 : O Nabakishore Singh, principal secretary, commerce and industry, government of Manipur expressed gung ho about the manner in which products from the state, especially traditionally woven cloths, were lapped up at the just concluded 4th ASIAN countries trade fair 2001 at Kunming city in China.
Speaking at a press conference Tuesday in Imphal today after his return from China, Mr Singh said that the products from Manipur were highly demanded and sold very successfully during the trade fair. He led the 9-member team from Manipur accompanied by a team of two from Myanmar to the ASEAN conference in Kunming. Manipur has arrived as the gateway of East Asia, he said.
During their stay in China, the team from Manipur had a series of discussion with the Chinese officials for the improvement of road connectivity and most importantly flight connectivity between Imphal and Kunming city via Mandalay for the purpose of increased trade and commerce. The biggest problem in Chine, according to Mr. Singh, was communication hurdle as the majority of them can not speak English. “We will approach Manipur University language department to introduce Chinese as a course so that the people of the state can learn the language,” he said.
In one of the meeting with high Chinese officials, they expressed their interest of exporting fertilizer to India, Mr Singh informed. A car rally between Kunming and Moreh will be organized by China in the first part of 2012, he said, adding that the commerce and industry ministry of the government of India will reciprocate by organizing similar car rally between Guwahati and Thailand.
Seitabhama, an entrepreneur and a chairperson of APEX who also participated in the trade fair in China said that, “given the huge demand for Manipur products in China, we hope that the government of the state will assist in formulating policy for the benefit of export of Manipur products to China.” Around two lac weavers of Manipur will stand a chance to benefit if such export friendly policy is adopted by the government of Manipur, he said.
Speaking at a press conference Tuesday in Imphal today after his return from China, Mr Singh said that the products from Manipur were highly demanded and sold very successfully during the trade fair. He led the 9-member team from Manipur accompanied by a team of two from Myanmar to the ASEAN conference in Kunming. Manipur has arrived as the gateway of East Asia, he said.
During their stay in China, the team from Manipur had a series of discussion with the Chinese officials for the improvement of road connectivity and most importantly flight connectivity between Imphal and Kunming city via Mandalay for the purpose of increased trade and commerce. The biggest problem in Chine, according to Mr. Singh, was communication hurdle as the majority of them can not speak English. “We will approach Manipur University language department to introduce Chinese as a course so that the people of the state can learn the language,” he said.
In one of the meeting with high Chinese officials, they expressed their interest of exporting fertilizer to India, Mr Singh informed. A car rally between Kunming and Moreh will be organized by China in the first part of 2012, he said, adding that the commerce and industry ministry of the government of India will reciprocate by organizing similar car rally between Guwahati and Thailand.
Seitabhama, an entrepreneur and a chairperson of APEX who also participated in the trade fair in China said that, “given the huge demand for Manipur products in China, we hope that the government of the state will assist in formulating policy for the benefit of export of Manipur products to China.” Around two lac weavers of Manipur will stand a chance to benefit if such export friendly policy is adopted by the government of Manipur, he said.
