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Cameron to discuss mango ban with new Indian PM

London: British Prime Minister David Cameron Wednesday said that he is "looking forward" to discussing the recent European Union (EU) ban on Indian mango imports with the country's new prime minister, a media report said.Addressing

IANS IANS Updated on: May 07, 2014 22:12 IST
India, however, has claimed that an elaborate examination and certification procedure that addresses the issues raised by the EU, has been put in place.

During the Prime Minister's Questions Wednesday, Britain's Labour Party MP Keith Vaz expressed his concern over the matter while urging Cameron to reverse the ban, which he said was harming hundreds of businesses.

Vaz had earlier called for a parliamentary debate on the issue in the British House of Commons slated for Thursday.

Leicester East MP Vaz had claimed that hundreds of businesses in his city of Leicester, and across Britain, would suffer millions of pounds in losses and called on the prime minister to "keep the special relationship with India".

Cameron said "I understand how strongly he (Keith Vaz) feels and how strongly the Indian community in this country feels and indeed I look forward to discussing it with the new Indian prime minister," BBC cited him as saying.
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