Embassy of India

Seoul

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Press Release

Uttar Pradesh Investment Roadshow in Seoul, 12 December 2022

1. On 12 December, Embassy of India, Seoul organized the ‘Uttar Pradesh-Investment Roadshow on Seoul’ in collaboration with Indian Chamber of Commerce in Korea (ICCK), Invest UP and FICCI. Hon’ble Minister of Technical Education, Shri Ashish Patel and Hon’ble Minister of Tourism & Culture, Shri Jaiveer Singh led the visiting high-level delegation from UP. Through day-long series of events and G2B meetings, senior representatives of Korean companies from various sectors were informed about the attractive investment opportunities in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

2. Ambassador of India Amit Kumar had organised a briefing session for the UP Ministerial delegation at India House on 11 December evening. He apprised the delegation about India-RoK relations and potential opportunities for greater economic, commercial, tourism and cultural exchanges with UP.

3. In their remarks made at the Investment Roadshow event, the Ministers highlighted the supportive business and investment environment in UP, enabled by business friendly policies and incentives provided by the State Government. The Ministers also extended invitation to the Korean business sector to participate in the UP Global Investors Summit scheduled in Feb 2023. In his Address, Ambassador Amit Kumar underlined that UP provides reliable business environment, predictability and varied scope of investment opportunities for Korean companies and investors. Mr. Amit Mohan Prasad, Additional Chief Secretary, MSME and Mr. Arunvir Singh, CEO YEIDA (Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority) apprised the Korean business community of the strengths of UP in sectors such as Defense, Textiles, IT, Electronics, Infrastructure, Tourism etc. A presentation on UP Defence Industry Corridor was also made at the event.

4. A Roadshow on UP Tourism was also organized by the Embassy on 12 Dec. Ambassador Amit Kumar delivered the welcome remarks followed by Address of Hon’ble Tourism Minister of UP, Mr. Jaiveer Singh and presentation by ACS Amit Mohan Prasad on UP as a favorable tourist destination. Thereafter, Korean tour operators had an engaging interaction with the delegation on travel & tourism options in UP.

5. The UP Ministerial team also met members of the Indian diaspora on 11 Dec at the Embassy.

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13 December 2022

Seoul