UK PM Boris Johnson to be chief guest at India s 2021 Republic Day celebrations
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had extended the invitation to Boris Johnson during their telephonic conversation on November 27. December 15, 2020 / 02:51 PM IST
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a news conference on the COVID-19 situation in November 2020. (Image: Jamie Lorriman/Pool via Reuters)
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has accepted the invitation to attend India s Republic Day celebrations on January 26, UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab informed on December 15. 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, Raab said during talks with India s Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar.
India invites British PM Boris Johnson as guest of honour for 72nd R-Day
Boris Johnson is the second British leader since India’s Independence to attend the Republic Day parade in Delhi as a guest of honour after John Major in 1993
| 15 Dec 2020 4:31 PM GMT
New Delhi: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has accepted India s very generous invite to be the Chief Guest of next month s Republic Day celebrations in Delhi, UK s Foreign Secretary said today, calling it a great honour .
This is going to be Boris Johnson s first major bilateral visit since he took charge last year, hi office had highlighted.
UK PM Boris Johnson To Be India’s Chief Guest During Republic Day Celebrations
British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab’s visit is primarily to work out details with foreign minister S. Jaishankar the deliverables for the January visit AP/PTI Seema Guha 2020-12-15T14:33:58+05:30 UK PM Boris Johnson To Be India’s Chief Guest During Republic Day Celebrations outlookindia.com 2020-12-15T18:45:15+05:30
British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab confirmed on Tuesday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be the chief guest at India’s Republic Day celebrations on January 26. Though it was well known that a formal invitation had gone out, New Delhi had not officially confirmed it earlier.
India, UK agree on roadmap to broaden ties, to boost cooperation in Indo-Pacific
Duing their wide-ranging talks, Jaishankar and Raab also discussed ways to enhance trade partnership which could be a stepping stone towards a future free trade agreement.
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British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, left and Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar arrive to make joint press statements after their meeting in New Delhi. (Photo | AP) By PTI
NEW DELHI: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will visit India next month to attend the Republic Day celebrations as the chief guest, UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab announced on Tuesday after holding talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar during which 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.
Updated Dec 15, 2020 | 14:47 IST
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. UK PM Boris Johnson | Photo Credit: AP
New Delhi: Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be the chief guest at India’s annual Republic Day Parade in January 2021, the United Kingdom has confirmed.
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.