Britain extends invitation to Mamata Banerjee

Against the backdrop of the 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.