Amaravati, Sept. 23 -- Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday virtually launched the American Corner at Andhra University (AU) in Visakhapatnam. U.S. Consul General of Hyderabad Joel Reifman and USAID Mission Director Veena Reddy were also present at the launch.

AP's American Corner is the third such centre in the country after Hyderabad and Ahmedabad. Addressing the gathering, Jagan Mohan Reddy said that this outreach programme will further be enhanced to have an American Consul in Visakhapatnam hopefully in near future.

"Having American Corner in AU will go a long way in bridging the skill gap and also supporting students to study abroad in the best universities," he stated, adding that this initiative would...