UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has accepted his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi s invitation to be the chief guest at the Republic Day parade on January 26, Downing Street said here on Tuesday, marking his first major bilateral visit since taking office last year and the first since Britain s exit from the European Union. Describing India as a key player in the Indo-Pacific region, Johnson said on Tuesday that his visit will mark the start of an exciting year for Global Britain and deliver a quantum leap in the bilateral ties. Downing Street said that trade and investment, defence and security, health and climate change have been identified as some of the priority areas of focus on both sides for the visit in the New Year.
UPDATED: December 16, 2020 08:43 IST
Boris Johnson will be attending the Republic Day ceremony as India s chief guest. (AP photo)
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations next year, UK s foreign secretary Dominic Raab announced during his visit to India on Tuesday.
During a joint briefing after the bilateral talks with External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar, the UK FS said, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to join the UK-hosted G7 summit next year. The UK Prime Minister has also accepted the very generous invitation to attend India s Republic Day celebrations (as chief guest) in January which is a great honour.
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NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday held talks with British foreign secretary Dominic Raab to expand cooperation in a range of sectors such as trade, defence, education, environment and health.
Raab s three-day visit to India from December 14-17 comes at a time the UK is holding complex negotiations with the European Union on reaching a post Brexit trade deal.
In the wake of Brexit, the UK has been looking at ramping up trade with leading economies like India. There have been apprehensions that its separation from the European Union without a trade deal could severely cripple its financial markets and may have long-term implications for its economy.
Jaishankar, UK counterpart Raab hold delegation-level talks ANI | Updated: Dec 15, 2020 13:46 IST
New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and the United Kingdom Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Tuesday held delegation-level talks.
Raab, who arrived on Monday, is on a four-day visit. He was welcomed by Jaishankar this morning. EAM @DrSJaishankar welcomed his British counterpart UK Foreign Secretary @DominicRaab. Bilateral, regional and international issues of mutual interest are on the agenda, External Affairs Minister spokesperson Anurag Srivastava wrote on Twitter.
Upon his arrival on Monday, the UK Foreign Secretary was received by Joint Secretary (Europe West) Sandeep Chakravorty.
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