Decks have been cleared for setting up a consulate of United Arab Emirates here with Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao...
Decks have been cleared for setting up a consulate of United Arab Emirates here with Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao giving his nod for it after discussions with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan. A proposal in this regard was discussed when Abdullah met Rao here, a release from the Chief Minister's office said yesterday. Rao gave his nod to the proposal and asked the state chief secretary to allocate land for construction of the consulate building.
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao
"The Chief Minister felt happy for the proposal of Sheikh Abdullah for establishing UAE consulate office in Hyderabad," the release said. The establishment of the consulate would improve cordial relations between the state government and the UAE, it said. Rao recalled the cultural ties between Telangana and the UAE and expressed gratitude to the UAE minister for visiting Hyderabad, it said.
UAE minister appreciated the progress achieved by Telangana
The visiting UAE minister appreciated the progress achieved by Telangana in various spheres, the release added. The UAE foreign minister arrived in New Delhi on June 24 on a week-long tour during which he would also visit Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Chennai, and Bengaluru.
