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A UK/India Enhanced Trade Partnership is a positive development, but there s still work to do on a full free trade deal.
A “quantum leap” of a digital trade agreement between Brexit Britain and India!
That’s the bold claim made by the never-knowingly-undersold UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson following the signing of a deal that aims to double trade with the world’s largest democracy by 2030 from its current total of about £23 billion a year.
Johnson announced £1 billion of new trade between the UK and India which he said would create more than 6,000 jobs. The two countries also signed up to a program whereby young professionals aged 18 to 30 can work and live in each country for up to two years.
A Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office spokesperson said:
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab spoke with Indian Minister of External Affairs Dr Jaishankar today (Thursday 6 May) via video call.
Both Ministers welcomed the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the UK and India, and discussed how they could coordinate efforts to deliver deeper cooperation and collaboration between the two countries.
They noted the importance of working together to tackle global challenges such as climate change, coronavirus and countering shared threats including malign cyber activity.
The two Ministers reflected on key achievements, such as the Enhanced Trade Partnership announced earlier this week, which removes market barriers and will help create new British and Indian jobs, including in strategic areas like science and technology.
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab at G7 foreign ministers meeting (Credit: S Jaishankar/Twitter)
Committed to delivering on the Modi-Johnson vision of bilateral ties: Jaishankar ANI | Updated: May 05, 2021 23:35 IST
London [UK], May 5 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday assured British Prime MinisterBoris Johnson that he and UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab will take forward the 2030 Roadmap. Very good of PM Boris Johnson to reach out between the G7 sessions. Assured him that Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab and I will take forward the 2030 Roadmap. Committed to delivering on the Modi-Johnson vision of our ties, the minister said in a tweet.
PM Modi and Boris Johnson also discussed the Covid-19 situation and ongoing cooperation in the fight against the pandemic, including the successful partnership on vaccines.