Erik Solheim congratulates 'old friend' Hardeep Puri
Solheim called former diplomat Puri and old friend.
"Warm congrats to my old friend Hardeep Singh Puri, sworn in as minister today. Urban development so important in rapidly rising India!," Solheim tweeted.
Warm congrats to my old friend Hardeep Singh Puri, sworn in as minister today.
— Erik Solheim (@ErikSolheim) September 3, 2017
Urban development so important in rapidly rising India! pic.twitter.com/GvPZ48u0oi
During Sunday's Cabinet reshuffle, Puri was allocated Housing and Urban Affairs.
During his career, Puri had served as the Permanent Representative at the UN.
He joined the BJP before the Lok Sabha polls in 2014.
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