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Gates to meet Krishna

By IANS,

New Delhi : Software tycoon Bill Gates will Thursday meet External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna and is expected to offer the support of his foundation for a host of development projects in the country.

Gates is expected to apprise Krishna of the activities of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in areas of health and development in India and in the world, officials said.

Gates will fly in here from Lucknow where he met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Wednesday. The Gates Foundation has been engaged in an array of initiatives in areas of urban health and capacity building in Uttar Pradesh.