Boris Johnson’s go to to India subsequent month can be his first bilateral workplace since taking workplace.
New Delhi:
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has accepted India’s “very beneficiant” invite to be the Republic Day chief visitor on the celebrations in New Delhi subsequent month, UK’s Overseas Secretary mentioned immediately, calling it a “an amazing honour”. This can be his “first main bilateral go to” since he took cost final yr, his workplace highlighted.
“I’m completely delighted to be visiting India subsequent yr in the beginning of an thrilling yr for International Britain, and stay up for delivering the quantum leap in our bilateral relationship that Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi and I’ve pledged to realize,” the British PM mentioned in an announcement.
Boris Johnson is just the second British chief since India’s independence to attend the Republic Day parade in New Delhi as visitor of honour after John Main in 1993.
Overseas Minister S Jaishankar mentioned the British PM’s presence on the Republic Day celebrations “can be in a means symbolic of a brand new period, and a brand new section of India-UK ties.”
Boris Johnson has additionally invited PM Modi to hitch the G7 summit subsequent yr in Britain, mentioned UK Overseas Secretary Dominic Raab, who reached Delhi this morning for a four-day India go to. He was welcomed by the Overseas Minister. “I am happy that PM Boris Johnson has invited PM Modi to hitch the UK-hosted G7 summit subsequent yr. The British PM has additionally accepted the very beneficiant invitation to attend India’s Republic Day celebrations in January, which is a good honour,” he mentioned this afternoon.
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