British PM gets fresh batch of Alfonso mangoes
Vaz delivered the box at David Cameron's 10 Downing Street residence-cum-office in London today with the hope that they would also feature on the menu when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits later this year.
"The delivery of these delicious Alphonso mangoes to the Prime Minister fulfils a promise made during the superb campaign to lift the European Union's ban on India's 'King of Fruits'," Vaz said in a statement after he made the delivery alongside London-based fruit trader Jayshree Makadia.
"Prime Minister Cameron's support for those of us who opposed the ban was critical, and it seems right that we now fulfil our end of the bargain. The work undertaken to resolve this issue serves to demonstrate how quickly and efficiently problems can be solved when the UK and India work together.
"We now look forward to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first official visit to the UK. I hope Mr Cameron will include Mangoes for desert when he hosts Mr Modi for the first time," he said.
The UK imports around 6.3-million pounds worth of Indian mangoes per year for a mango market in Britain worth 68 million pounds.
Source: indiatimes.com
