UK Foreign Min arriving India tomorrow

New Delhi, Nov 1 (UNI) British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett will arrive here tomorrow on a week-long visit to India for discussions on furthering cooperation in counter-terrorism, climate change and trade and investment.

She will also travel to Hyderabad and Mumbai and hold discussions with Prime MInister Manmohan Singh and External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on a wide range of issues including bilateral, regional and global.

''In Delhi I look forward to discussing our cooperation on dealing with global challenges with the Indian Prime Minister, the new Foreign Minister and other senior members of government,'' Ms Beckett was quoted by a British High Commission official here, as having said ahead of her India visit.

She will give an address on how to work together to tackle the impact of climate change.

The address 'UK And India: Partnering to Meet Global Challenges' will be given at an event jointly hosted by the Tata Energy Research Institute (TERI) and Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER).

Ms Beckett said she was looking forward to growing business links between the two countries.

''I am absolutely delighted to be visiting India. India is an important partner for the UK as we both work together to address the global challenges that face the world today. Issues such as counter-terrorism and climate change can only be addressed successfully if all the key international players work together,'' she was quoted as having said.

She said Indo-British relationship is underpinned by solid economic and people-to-people links.

Cumulatively the UK is the third largest investor in India and India leapt last year from being the eighth to the third largest investor in the UK.

More than one million people travel between the two countries every year, and the large British Indian community is one of the most successful in the UK.

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