British Prime Minister to visit India in July

V S Chandrasekar
Toronto, Jun 27 (PTI) Britain's new Prime Minister
David Cameron, who heads the Conservative-Liberal Democrats
coalition government, would visit India in July, official
sources said Sunday.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday met
Cameron for the first time on the sidelines of G-20 Summit
here after latter took over as British Premier last month.
Singh congratulated Cameron on his victory and
extended an invitation to him to visit India which he accepted
and would be coming in July, officials said.
Cameron had visited India in 2006 as a leader of
opposition.
Like the previous Labour Government, the new coalition
government is also keen to build a special relationship with
India.
Prime Minister Singh told Cameron that he was looking
forward to his visit to India.
India and Britain had raised their bilateral
relationship to a strategic partnership level in 2006 and both
the leaders agreed that there was huge potential to expand
relationship in trade and human resource development.
Trade between the two countries is estimated at USD 13
billion and UK is the fourth largest single investor in India.
India also has considerable investment in Britain.
The British Prime Minister said that he would welcome
more Indian students to come to Britain for studies.
The two leaders shared the views on the G20 Summit.
Singh told him that concerted efforts were needed by
all countries to see that global recovery was consolidated as
at the moment it was seen to be tentative.
Cameron underlined the need for reforms of the
international financial institutions and the UN and backed
India's candidature for a permanent seat in the UNSC. PTI VSC
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