New Delhi: Against the backdrop of United
Kingdom evincing an interest in investing in railway
infrastructure, the British High Commissioner to India today
invited Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee to visit his country.
The invitation was extended by Sir Richard Stagg when
he called on her at the Rail Bhawan today.
"The High Commissioner invited me to visit his
country," Banerjee said, but added she was yet to decide on
it.
If she accepts the invitation, it will be her first
foreign trip as Railway Minister.
Mamata said that she has also been invited to visit
Cambridge University.
About possible investment in Indian Railways, she said
that the UK has evinced an interest but did not elaborate
about specific projects or sectors where they were interested
in investing.
A Japanese business team from Mitsubishi also called
on her today to explore possibilities of investment in the
Railways.
PTI
First Published: Thursday, March 04, 2010, 18:55