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India and France sign Administrative Agreement in the field of Sustainable Urban Development
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....ndia and France sign Administrative Agreement in the field of Sustainable Urban Development <br>News and Press Release<br>Dated:- 8-10-2012<br><BR>Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Urban Development 08-October-2012 11:50 IST Shri Kamal Nath, Union Minister of Urban Development, and Ms. Nicole Bricq, Minister for Foreign Trade, Government of France signed an Administrativ....
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....e Agreement in the field of Sustainable Urban Development in Paris. Speaking on the occasion, Shri Kamal Nath expressed appreciation for the related work in the field of Sustainable Urban Development carried out in France and felt that India could benefit immensely from the French experience. Earlier, Shri Kamal Nath held talks with Ms. Nicole Bricq. The two Ministers expressed satisfaction at th....
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....e maturity reached in the strategic relations between India and France. The two Ministers discussed ways to enhance economic and commercial relations between the countries. Shri Nath briefed the French Minister about the recent decisions taken by the Government of India to further liberalise the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) regulations in India and reiterated the Government's commitment to cont....
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....inuing with liberalization of the Indian economy. Shri Kamal Nath stated that both India and France would benefit from the Agreement as it would provide an enabling platform for the officials, professionals, business leaders and local self-governing bodies to meet and share knowledge and best practices in the urban sector. He expressed the hope that this Joint Declaration would lead to enhanced c....
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....ooperation and deepen the engagement between the two countries. He invited the international firms including French firms to participate in the process of making cities greener and more sustainable. This offers avenues for further cooperation in the coming years. The implementation of this Agreement will take place under the aegis of the Indo-French Joint Working Group on Urban Development compri....
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....sing representatives from the Ministry of Urban Development (India) and the Ministry of Regional Equality & Housing and the Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development & Energy (France). Shri Kamal Nath also participated in a business roundtable organized by the MEDEF International. The roundtable was attended by leading infrastructure companies. Speaking on the occasion, the Minister highlight....
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....ed the immense challenges and opportunities that exist in the urban sector in India today. He informed that India would soon launch the next phase of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) and that the Government of India is keen to encourage Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in urban sector, especially in larger cities, which would ease the process of investment and involveme....
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....nt in the burgeoning urban sector in India. MG/J<BR> News - Press release - PIB....