Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir
Singh Badal is heading to South Korea to woo investors. A state government
spokesperson on Thursday said that Badal, during his five day visit to the
country would showcase Punjab as the most suitable investment destination.
"As a part of his itinerary, the
Deputy Chief Minister is scheduled to have hectic parleys with business giants
especially from the field of electronics, dairy, skill training, infrastructure
development, transport, smart cities and environment," the spokesperson
said.
He said that Sukhbir Singh Badal would
also meet key business organizations of South Korea like Samsung electronics to
call up on them for investing in Punjab. During a meeting with a Korean
delegation in the presence of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Deputy CM
last week, Vice President Samsung Electronics Kyoung Soo Kim had evinced keen
interest in biometric technology and offered to explore smart city and
biometrics project collaboration in the state.
"On August 31 Badal would also
visit Maeil Dairies factory and Integrated Operation Center at Songdo Smart
City. Likewise he would attend business seminars and meetings with industry
giants besides visiting Samsung electronics the next day. Similarly on
September 2 he would visit KDI Sejong and hold meetings at Seoul," the
spokesperson said.
Sukhbir Singh Badal said there was
tremendous potential of business tie up between Korea and Punjab adding that
focus of his visit would be to ensure that more and more investment was firmed
up for the state.
