'India, England should cooperate to combat terrorism'

Mumbai, Nov 7 (UNI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh today said India and England should cooperate with each other to combat terrorism.

Mr Deshmukh expressed his views during a meeting with England's External Affairs Minister Margaret Becket who called upon him today.

Mr Deshmukh informed Ms Becket that the state police after investigating the Mumbai railway serial blasts and the Malegaon blasts, had provided proof of Pakistan's involvement in the case to the Central Government.

Ms Becket also opined that England and India should cooperate with each other in countering terrorism.

She said a London police team was despatched to Mumbai to study the bomb blasts in the metropolis and Malegaon. Meanwhile, the London Chief Police Officer will participate in a discussion on ''Mumbai bomb blasts'' on the invitation of the Mumbai police commissioner, she informed.

She also informed that England was interested in investing in films, and financial services here, adding that there is a great scope for investment in Maharashtra.

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