India News | Colombian Delegation Visits CSIR-IICT; Calls on IT and Industries Minister
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A high-level Colombian delegation, headed by Minister of Health and Social Protection Fernando Ruiz Gomez, called on Telangana IT and Industries Minister K T Rama Rao here and also visited the CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT) in the city on Wednesday.
Hyderabad, Sep 29 (PTI) A high-level Colombian delegation, headed by Minister of Health and Social Protection Fernando Ruiz Gomez, called on Telangana IT and Industries Minister K T Rama Rao here and also visited the CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT) in the city on Wednesday.
"During the meeting, Minister @KTRTRS highlighted the life sciences sector existing in Telangana. He stated that Hyderabad is the life sciences capital of India," according to Rama Rao's official twitter account.
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Vice Minister of Knowledge, Innovation and Productivity Sergio Cristancho and Ambassador Mariana Pacheco Montes, Embassy of Colombia, were part of the delegation. Meanwhile, the delegation visited the CSIR-IICT "to discuss about technologies that may help in developing health programme in Colombia", the IICT said in a release.
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