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UK Foreign Secy Calls on PM Modi, Discusses Bilateral Ties Post-Brexit and Launching of New Vaccines Hub
File photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
In a tweet after the meeting, Modi said he was looking forward to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson s visit to India to be the Chief Guest at the Republic Day celebrations next month.
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British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday and discussed the vast potential of the India-UK partnership in the post-Brexit world, and launching of a vaccines hub which will share best practice for clinical trials and foster innovation besides helping in shared fight against coronavirus.
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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.
British PM Boris Johnson calls India indispensable partner, says delighted to be guest of honour
Boris Johnson will be the 2nd British Prime Minister to be at India s Republic day parade as Chief Guest since John Major in 1993.
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Updated: Dec 15, 2020, 10:44 PM IST
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called India an indispensable partner ahead of his Delhi visit next month as the chief guest at the Republic day parade. The visit will be his first major bilateral visit since taking charge in 2019 and Brexit.
Johnson said, I am absolutely delighted to be visiting India next year at the start of an exciting year for Global Britain, and look forward to delivering the quantum leap in our bilateral relationship that Prime Minister Modi and I have pledged to achieve.
Boris Johnson accepts PM Modi’s invitation to be chief guest at R-Day celebrations
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Updated: Tuesday, December 15, 2020, 17:22 [IST]
New Delhi, Dec 15: The presence of UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson as the chief guest at the Republic Day 2021 would be in a way symbolic of a new era and a new phase of our relationship, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar said.
Jaishankar made the comments after holding talks with British Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab. He said that the visit comes at a very important time because we are looking at a post-COVID-19 world. We are also looking at a post-Brexit world from the perspective of the United Kingdom. This is the right time for us to hold discussions, he also said.