NEW DELHI: United Kingdom foreign secretary Dominic Raab on Tuesday said that the UK and India are committed to building a stronger defence partnership between the two countries which would help to tackle shared issues like terrorism, maritime security and privacy. We want to deepen our economic partnership we already have a strong trade relationship. In the year before the pandemic hit, bilateral trade between India and UK grew at a vibrant 11 per cent. Now what we want to do is to take that to another level working towards a green and enhanced trade partnership, Raab said at a joint statement following the India-UK ministerial dialogue.
: Tuesday, December 15, 2020, 3:24 PM IST
âA great honourâ: UK PM Boris Johnson accepts India s invitation to be chief guest at 2021 Republic Day celebrations
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has accepted India s invitation to be the chief guest at the Republic Day parade on January 26, UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab announced on Tuesday.
UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said, âI m pleased that PM Boris Johnson has invited PM Modi to join the UK-hosted G7 summit next year. UK PM Johnson has also accepted the very generous invitation to attend India s Republic Day celebrations in January, which is a great honour.â
I m pleased that PM Boris Johnson has invited PM Modi to join the UK-hosted G7 summit next year. UK PM Johnson has also accepted the very generous invitation to attend India s Republic Day celebrations in January, which is a great honour: UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab https://t.co/GS1YTD0FeWpic.twitter.com/VPW7JsQrnQ ANI (@ANI) December
India, UK agree on key elements of 10-year roadmap to broaden ties PTI
New Delhi: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will visit India next month to attend the Republic Day celebrations as the chief guest. This announcement was made by UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab here Tuesday. Dominic Raab shared the information at a press conference after holding talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. During the meeting the two sides agreed on the key elements of an ambitious 10-year roadmap to further broaden ties, and also boost strategic cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region.
In their wide-ranging talks, Jaishankar and Raab also discussed having an ‘Enhanced Trade Partnership’ by next year that could be a stepping stone towards a future free trade agreement.
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This has been confirmed by UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab
NEW DELHI: UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Tuesday confirmed that PM Boris Johnson will attend India’s Republic Day celebrations in January 2021 as chief guest.
During talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in New Delhi, visiting UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab confirmed that PM Johnson has accepted India’s invite to be the chief guest at the Republic Day Parade next month.
“I m pleased that PM Boris Johnson has invited PM Modi to join the UK-hosted G7 summit next year. UK PM Johnson has also accepted the very generous invitation to attend India s Republic Day celebrations in January, which is a great honour,” UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said.