France has expressed interest to explore opportunities of collaboration in tourism and other potential sectors in the Jammu Kashmir and North East of India.
The French ambassador told to the Union minister, Jitendra Singh, the desire of the government of France to explore the avenues and opportunities of collaboration in different sectors in the northeastern states as well as tourism and other potentials in Jammu Kashmir, the statement read.
Jitendra Singh said there were vast areas of unexplored potential in the Northeast and Kashmir which were waiting to be explored. These, he said, include tourism, handicraft, handloom as well as food and fruit sectors.
The minister said that the prime minister has not only given special emphasis to the development of the northeastern region but also reoriented “Look East Policy” into “Act-East” policy and taken a number of steps to increase engagement with the countries across the eastern borders.
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