Lok Sabha Question No. 1549 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-03
Subject: MoU with Oman and Tunisia
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE

## Annexure

|   S. No | MoU Country   | Date of Signing      | Entities Involved                                                                          | Entities Involved                                                                                | Details                                                                                                                                           |
|---------|---------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Afghanistan   | 12 th November, 2012 | On behalf of the government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan • Minister of Mines     | On behalf of the Government of India • Minister of External Affairs                              | Joint Venture fertilizer projects involving use of important inputs for fertilizer industry like natural gas, fuel oil, coal, rock phosphate etc. |
|       2 | Belarus       | 15 th November, 2012 | On behalf of the government of Belarus • State concern for Oil and Chemistry               | On behalf of the Government of India • Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers                     | Cooperation in Potash fertilizer supply.                                                                                                          |
|       3 | Ghana         | 6 th July, 2010      | On behalf of the government of Ghana • Minister of Energy • Minister of Food & Agriculture | On behalf of the Government of India • Department of Fertilizers • High Commissioner of India to | An Ammonia-Urea plant in Ghana with an annual capacity of atleast one million tons based on supplies of natural gas.                              |
|       4 | Qatar         | 24 th February, 2009 | On behalf of the government of Qatar • Qatar Fertiliser Company, S.A.Q                     | Ghana On behalf of the Government of India • Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Ltd.          | Joint venture company for setting up the project with 51% shareholding of QAFCO and 49% shareholding of IFCO.                                     |
|       5 | Russia        | 11 th December, 2014 | On behalf of the Russian Federation • Ministry of Industry and Trade                       | On behalf of the Government of India • Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers                     | Explore the possibility and feasibility of setting up of joint ventures in sector of mineral fertilizers.                                         |
|       6 | Syria         | 5 th October, 2010   | On behalf of the Syrian Arab Republic • Ministry of Petroleum & Mineral Resources          | On behalf of the Government of India • Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers                     | To produce phosphoric acid and various phosphate fertilizers to cover the needs of Syrian and Indian markets.                                     |

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