London: The fight against terrorism, including cross-border terrorism, will figure prominently in the talks Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee will have in London with his British counterpart Tony Blair on October 12, official sources said on September 30.

This will be the fourth meeting between the two leaders during the last one year, a significant pointer to the growing relations between the two countries.

Blair first met Vajpayee in New Delhi in October last year. They again met the next month when Vajpayee visited London. Blair also paid an official visit to India in January.

Vajpayee will arrive in London on October 11 after attending the India-European Union Summit in Copenhagen.

According to the sources, there is no structured agenda for the two leaders' meeting but several issues including bilateral, regional and international issues would figure during the talks.

The long-pending Hawk sale deal, which is at a crucial stage, may figure in the discussion, they said.

India has evinced interest to purchase 66 Advanced Jet Trainers (Hawk) at an estimated cost of one billion Pounds from Britain. But the negotiation was stuck on final pricing.

PTI