The honorary Consulate of the Kingdom of Belgium has commenced its operations in Hyderabad.

GV Prasad, Co-Chairman and CEO, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd, has been appointed as the Honorary Consul of the Kingdom of Belgium in Hyderabad.

Announcing the commencement of operations at an event held here on Friday, Philippe De Backer, Minister for Digital Agenda, Telecom and Postal Services, Belgium said: “We find synergies between the States of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Belgium. We will work towards deepening the socio-economic relations to the benefit of both States with a focus on R&D, pharma and life sciences, IT and technology focussed trade.”