Pinarayi back in Kerala after 12-day, 3-nation tour

Tue, 20 June 2023

14:09

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan returned to the state on Tuesday morning after concluding his 12-day, three-nation tour of the US, Cuba and the UAE.

In New York, the CM attended the regional conference of the Loka Kerala Sabha on June 9.

During the conference, Vijayan held various discussions, including with the heads of the US pharmaceutical company Pfizer.

He also met World Bank officials in Washington DC on June 13.

In Cuba, Vijayan met President Miguel Diaz-Canel and discussed the possibilities of cooperation between the Latin American nation and the South Indian state in the fields of sports, health, and biotechnology.

In the final leg of the tour, Vijayan travelled to Dubai to inaugurate the first ever Infinity Centre of the Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM).

"Startup culture" in Kerala is changing the attitude of the state's youth from job seekers to job givers, which will not only strengthen the ecosystem of "up-and-coming" firms but also help generate over 20,000 jobs in the current financial year, he said at the event.

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