Clinton makes no secret of his admiration for Naidu

The President said that Naidu deserved a lot of credit for giving the people of the State the right kind of governance. "If you look at the example of this State, you see that we need a different kind of government – it can be smaller, far less bureaucratic and far more market-oriented," he remarked.

Clinton also appreciated the manner in which the State Government was involving the people in the implementation of economic as well as other programmes through self-help groups.

Speaking to newspersons at the airport after Clinton left for Mumbai, Naidu said, "we talked one-to-one for 20 minutes and exchanged views on various issues. Clinton is happy with what we have achieved," the Chief Minister said.

Naidu felt that the State would gain substantially from the visit of the President. Besides the immediate gains in Information Technology sector, the State would get international recognition from this trip, he pointed out.

He said that the offer for one-to-one meet with Clinton came from their side adding that Clinton was very much impressed by the awareness among women of the DWCRA group. "We have discussed several things, including Information Technology and mutual cooperation for overall development of the State," he said.

The visiting President expressed keenness to cooperate with the Andhra Pradesh government. Naidu did not rule out the possibility of visiting the US in the near future to follow-up the issues discussed on Friday.