<p>Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe today assured Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu that his country would extend all technical and possible financial assistance in developing the state capital.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Abe appreciated AP government's efforts in attracting investments, when Naidu met him in Tokyo, the Chief Minister's office said in a statement issued here.<br /><br />The Chief Minister also invited Abe to the foundation stone-laying ceremony of new capital, named Amaravati, and also assured him that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would write to him inviting him for the October 22 event, it said.<br /><br />"Naidu also requested to make some institutionalised arrangement for AP-Japan relationship, to which the Japan PM replied in affirmative", the statement said.<br /><br />Naidu presented Tirupati "prasadam" and a shawl to Abe.<br /><br />Meanwhile, SoftBank Founder and CEO, Masayoshi Son informed the chief minister at a meeting that it would manufacture solar panels under the 'Make in India' initiative and set up its manufacturing unit in Andhra Pradesh.<br /><br />"We are ready to set up a 20 GW solar power plant in your state," the statement quoted Son as saying.<br /><br />SoftBank also came forward to sponsor scholarships to engineering students who are willing to specialise in solar power engineering.<br /><br />In another meeting, executive vice-president of NEC, Takayuki Morita, said his company is looking to partner with Andhra Pradesh in cyber security, road transport systems and broadband connectivity.<br /><br />In this regard, Andhra Pradesh government would sign an MoU with NEC tomorrow, it was stated.<br /><br />Japan's Mizuho Bank and Sunrise AP, an AP government organisation, today signed an MoU by which the Mizuho would facilitate investments from Japanese companies. <br /></p>
<p>Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe today assured Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu that his country would extend all technical and possible financial assistance in developing the state capital.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Abe appreciated AP government's efforts in attracting investments, when Naidu met him in Tokyo, the Chief Minister's office said in a statement issued here.<br /><br />The Chief Minister also invited Abe to the foundation stone-laying ceremony of new capital, named Amaravati, and also assured him that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would write to him inviting him for the October 22 event, it said.<br /><br />"Naidu also requested to make some institutionalised arrangement for AP-Japan relationship, to which the Japan PM replied in affirmative", the statement said.<br /><br />Naidu presented Tirupati "prasadam" and a shawl to Abe.<br /><br />Meanwhile, SoftBank Founder and CEO, Masayoshi Son informed the chief minister at a meeting that it would manufacture solar panels under the 'Make in India' initiative and set up its manufacturing unit in Andhra Pradesh.<br /><br />"We are ready to set up a 20 GW solar power plant in your state," the statement quoted Son as saying.<br /><br />SoftBank also came forward to sponsor scholarships to engineering students who are willing to specialise in solar power engineering.<br /><br />In another meeting, executive vice-president of NEC, Takayuki Morita, said his company is looking to partner with Andhra Pradesh in cyber security, road transport systems and broadband connectivity.<br /><br />In this regard, Andhra Pradesh government would sign an MoU with NEC tomorrow, it was stated.<br /><br />Japan's Mizuho Bank and Sunrise AP, an AP government organisation, today signed an MoU by which the Mizuho would facilitate investments from Japanese companies. <br /></p>