His Excellency Mr. Robert Maxian, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Slovak Republic to India, called on NSIC and met Dr. Subhransu Sekhar Acharya, Chairman-Cum-Managing Director, NSIC on 22nd January 2025 to discuss potential avenues for cooperation in the MSME sector between NSIC and Slovakia. The discussions particularly focused in the realm of enterprise creation, skill building, incubation and entrepreneurship development. His Excellency Mr. Robert Maxian was accompanied by Ms. Simona Novosadova, Trade Commissioner, Slovak Embassy, New Delhi. During the meeting, Dr. Acharya provided an overview of the various initiatives undertaken by NSIC to promote entrepreneurship and holistic growth of MSMEs in India. Following the discussions, the delegates from Embassy of the Slovak Republic toured NSIC Advanced Training Centre in Okhla, New Delhi. His Excellency commended the centre effective approach to skill development and its contribution to empowering individuals through entrepreneurship and job creation. The discussion was facilitated by International Cooperation Division led by Mr. Sunil Tyagi, Senior General Manager (International Cooperation) & Mr. Rajiv Nath, Deputy General Manager (Head NTSC, Okhla, New Delhi).