DW BUREAU / chandigarh Foreign Cooperation Department (FCD), Government of Haryana (GoH) and Saskatchewan India Office, High Commission of Canada jointly organized Haryana-Saskatchewan Round Table Conference at the Hyatt, Chandigarh to identify, facilitate, support, strengthen and enhance opportunities and strategic partnerships in the areas of mutual interest and benefit between Haryana and Saskatchewan province of Canada. Setting the context of the roundtable, Anant Prakash Pandey, IFS, DG & Secretary, Foreign Cooperation said "Haryana-Saskatchewan Round table conference is a step forward towards the Memorandum of Intent signed between Foreign Cooperation Department, Government of Haryana and Ministry of Trade & Export Promotion of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada signed earlier this year in March 2022 and this roundtable provided the right platform for the stakeholders to come together in furthering the objectives of MoI and instituting strategic action points under the said agreement". "Saskatchewan and Haryana share a lot of commonality in their growth story and there is immense potential to leverage each other's strength to meet the common goal of economic growth across several sectors" said Assistant Deputy Minister Richelle from Canadian Mission in India. She also thanked FCD for supporting the partnership between both the regions. "The State Government of Haryana is committed to strengthening relationship with Saskatchewan in fields as Skill Development, Academic research, trade, export and parliamentary exchanges and full support would be provided to Canadian companies willing to invest in Haryana as well Investors from Haryana willing to invest in Canada" said Yogender Chaudhry, IRS, Additional Chief Secretary, Foreign Cooperation Department, Government of Haryana. The conference was attended by Hardeep Singh IAS, DG, Agriculture & Farmer Welfare,Pawan Chaudhary, Adviser, FCD and others. (editor@dailyworld.in)