Scotland FM to visit India from Sunday, trade ties in focus

H S Rao

London, Oct 10 (PTI) Trade, investment and knowledge
exchange will be in focus as Scotland's External Affairs
Minister Michael Russell pays a five-day visit to India from
Sunday to build on the "existing links" between the two
countries and forge new relationships.

Russell will undertake a series of engagements in India
with priority on trade and investment, education and science,
and culture -- key areas for collaboration identified in the
Scottish government's Programme of Engagement with South Asia,
to be published later this year.

Besides New Delhi, Russell will also visit Kolkata.

"The reason for focusing our attention on India is
simple. Not only are there huge potential benefits to be
reaped from working more closely with India, the well
established existing links between our two countries provide a
great platform for success," the Minister said Friday.

"This visit is about strengthening historical ties as
well as establishing ones that recognise what Scotland and
India have to offer each other in the 21st century," he said.

India has one of the few economies that continues to
expand rapidly despite the global economic downturn, Russell
said adding, this presents a huge opportunity for both
countries to benefit from collaboration "as we both focus on a
goal of increasing sustainable economic growth." MORE PTI HSR
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