Thai delegation interacts with city businessmen

VADODARA: The Thai trade delegation that was on a two-day visit to the city on Tuesday and Wednesday was impressed by the power situation in the state.
At an interaction with prominent industrialists and businessmen from the city, the delegation explored various sectors that Thailand could work on.
At the interaction organised by the Vadodara Chamber of Commerce and Industries (Von Wednesday evening, the Thai delegation led by ambassador Pisan Manawapat interacted with representatives of a broad spectrum of industrial sectors.
VCCI senior vice-president Nilesh Shukla said that besides businessmen even representatives of education institutes and NGOs were present at the meet. "We wanted the delegation to get a feel of the business environment and the kind of units that function in and around Vadodara," he said.
"Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra has announced a Free Trade Agreement with India. Once this is signed, we expect the trade between the two nations to multiply and bilateral trade may exceed 10 billion USD," Shukla said.
Former VCCI president Jatin Bhatt said that the Thai delegation was particularly impressed by the power situation in the state. "They are eyeing sectors like power, textiles, automobiles and electronics," he added.
VCCI has also impressed upon the Thai delegation that they should ensure that visas for Thailand were given even from Ahmedabad.
"Gujaratis travel in large numbers to Thailand that has become much like a domestic travel destination.
If visas were processed at Ahmedabad, it would be of great help," Shukla said adding that the delegation promised to work in this direction.