Economic reforms to continue: Gujral

United Front prime ministerial candidate I K Gujral assured foreign investors on Sunday that the next Front government would continue the economic reforms spelled out in the UF common minimum programme and promote friendly relations with neighbouring countries.

His government, he said, would give a ''clean and transparent'' administration to the country on the lines of the Deve Gowda government.

Lauding Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda for his bold domestic and foreign initiatives, Gujral said the ten-month government had proved the Front's capacity to provide a clean and efficient government.

He sought to dispel the apprehension that the next UF government would not be a stable one. Gujral said he is hopeful of establishing better coordination and understanding with the Congress.

''Congress president Sitaram Kesri is my friend and we have been together in the party for a long period... I am hopeful we will be able to evolve some mechanism for sustaining better coordination between the two camps,'' he said.

Asked whether he would pursue the corruption cases against some leaders, Gujral said the Deve Gowda government had already established its transparency in this regard.