new delhi may 2 the profile of andaman and nicobar islands will be promoted internationally to attract tourists and investment with the signing of an mou between the indian council for cultural relations iccr and the union territory administration today today its very historic and important that we have signed this mou with the andamannicobar administration to ensure that the sides come together to coordinate collaborate optimise efforts in enhancing international profile of the islands as it seeks to attract tourists investment technology and tap markets iccr director general c rajasekhar told reporters here as part of the mou which rajasekhar signed with andaman and nicobar secretary art and culture ankita mishra bundela iccr will also arrange for international cultural troupes groupsperformersartists to visit the islands and vice versa during the event the two sides also decided to organise literature workshops in the ut for international exposure this decision was taken after bundela made a suggestion to this regard what we are looking at is that international writers of eminence to come and stay at picturesque places like andaman they can spend some time there organise some workshops interact with people and also write which will further enhance the tourist pull of that place rajasekhar said bundela said the tieup will help the ut to get foreign tourists and also offer a wider platform for the island people to showcase their talents to the world and we think it is also an opportunity for us to showcase the hidden talent and cultural aspect that we have in the andaman and i am very sure the mou will take us forward in that direction she said the iccr has executed mous with 10 state governmentsuts puducherry kerala karnataka himachal pradesh telangana assam odisha dadara and nagar haveli and daman and diu we intend to include every state especially north eastern states and every union territory because while they are important parts of india they are much bigger than many independent countries and also the talent they have is quite enormous rajasekhar said enm aar sc aar