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UK keen to invest in Bengal, Cameron invites Mamata to London

Kolkata: Prime Minister David Cameron today assured British investment in West Bengal at a meeting with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who was invited by him to visit the UK.“The meeting was very constructive and positive.

PTI PTI Updated on: November 14, 2013 21:51 IST


“The areas in which the UK was interested in investing included tourism, transport, particularly inland water transport, and river front beautification,” the source said.

Cameron, who was second British PM to visit Kolkata after John Major about 16 years ago, was happy at the initiatives of the state government for setting up private universities, the source said.

Cameron also invited the chief minister, who often speaks about transforming Kolkata into London and developing Hooghly riverfront on the lines of the Thames, to the UK.

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