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Naidu interacts with Cambridge varsity VC in Davos

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Press Trust of India Vijayawada
Last Updated : Jan 20 2016 | 9:42 PM IST
The University of Cambridge has agreed to explore prospects for cooperation with Andhra Pradesh Government in the field of education.
Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu today met Cambridge University Vice-Chancellor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz in Davos and the two discussed issues related to education, the State Government's Information and Public Relations Department said in a statement here.
The meeting took place on the sidelines of World Economic Forum's 46th annual summit that began in the Swiss town today.
Naidu sought co-operation of Cambridge University to transform Andhra Pradesh into a centre of education.
Asked whether he has sought a report from the Kerala
government, Naidu said "Law and order is a state subject and I am very concerned as an I&B minister."

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First Published: Jan 20 2016 | 9:42 PM IST

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