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US scales down presence at Vibrant Gujarat Summit

The US-India Business Council and the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum will still be partner organisations.

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The United States of America decided to slash its presence at the 2019 edition of the Vibrant Gujarat Summit (VGS) on Thursday. It also turned down an invitation to be a partner country in the summit. Important US dignitaries are expected to miss the summit. Reasons behind this decision are, however, not yet disclosed.

The Gujarat government had invited the US government to become a partner country in the investment summit that is to be held on January 18-19 at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar.

A senior government official, on condition of anonymity, said, "However, envoys and business delegates from the US will be present at VGS and the country seminar will also be held there. We have received an overwhelming response from the investors there and they are keen to make new investments in Gujarat, considering it a safe and advantageous destination."

The US-India Business Council and the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum will still be partner organisations.

The Gujarat government chief secretary Dr JN Singh confirmed the development and said, "The US is not going to be there in VGS this time." However, he did not comment on the reason behind the move.

The tally of partner countries in the ninth edition of VGS has gone down by two as only ten countries have given confirmation as compared to twelve nations in the last edition that was held in 2017. Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Japan, the Netherlands, Poland, Singapore, UAE, the UK, the US, and Sweden were the partner countries last year.

The event will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Japan, the Netherlands, South Korea, Thailand, UAE and Uzbekistan as the partner countries. The UK, Australia, Poland, and Singapore will not be seen at the summit this time.

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