Verma mines for natural resources in NZ
31 Jan 2014 11:21 PM GMT
During his trip, in which he was ably assisted by SAIL, NMDC and ICVL Chairman C S Verma, the minister had talks on a wide range of economic and business issues related to the steel sector with senior New Zealand ministers and other government representatives, corporate captains and members of that country’s policy fraternity.
Verma’s basic strategy was to push for allocation of mineral assets on a government-to-government basis. This effort included a significant meeting with New Zealand Energy & Resources Minister Simon Bridges in that country’s capital Wellington.
During his interaction with Bridges, Verma said, ‘We are looking forward to the government of New Zealand for allocating mineral assets to Indian public sector companies on a government-to-government basis.’
He added that joint coal mine development options too could be explored. The steel minister noted that trade between the two countries has grown by about 40 per cent during the last four years and can be increased further through more cooperation and better synergy. The two ministers agreed that a lot can be achieved by their countries in several areas of mining.
The Indian delegation also included Joint Secretary (Steel) S Abbasi, MOIL CMD G PÂ Kundergi and ICVL CEO Ajay Mathur. The New Zealand government officials expressed belief in the strength of mutual dialogue and bilateral relations between the two countries, built up over the years.
Verma’s basic strategy was to push for allocation of mineral assets on a government-to-government basis. This effort included a significant meeting with New Zealand Energy & Resources Minister Simon Bridges in that country’s capital Wellington.
During his interaction with Bridges, Verma said, ‘We are looking forward to the government of New Zealand for allocating mineral assets to Indian public sector companies on a government-to-government basis.’
He added that joint coal mine development options too could be explored. The steel minister noted that trade between the two countries has grown by about 40 per cent during the last four years and can be increased further through more cooperation and better synergy. The two ministers agreed that a lot can be achieved by their countries in several areas of mining.
The Indian delegation also included Joint Secretary (Steel) S Abbasi, MOIL CMD G PÂ Kundergi and ICVL CEO Ajay Mathur. The New Zealand government officials expressed belief in the strength of mutual dialogue and bilateral relations between the two countries, built up over the years.
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