UK PM Boris Johnson’s India Visit Likely This Month, Free Trade Pact On Cards: Report
London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans a visit to India towards the end of this month, with a focus on strengthening bilateral bonds in the context of the negotiations in the United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement , according to official sources.The visit, expected around April 22, has long been expected after Boris Johnson has been forced to cancel planned visits to India twice a year because of the CVIV-19 pandemic.
While Downing Street has not yet confirmed any detail, a reunion in person was discussed during a phone call between Boris Johnson and the Prime Minister Narendra Modi last “The leaders welcomed India and strong and prosperous relationships of the United Kingdom and agreed to continue to rely on commercial, security and corporate ties in the coming weeks and months. They have Looking forward to meeting in person at the first opportunity “, a rucking spokesman stated in a reading of the appeal on March 22.
Last week, Downing Street Sources told the PTI Press Agency that Prime Minister Johnson was “very wishing” to visit India for interviews with his Indian counterpart PM Narendra Modi, although firm projects are not still fully elaborated The two leaders met the last person in person on the COP26 Climate Summit slot in Glasgow last November, when their bilateral interviews at the World Leaders Summit focused on the India-United Kingdom Climate Partnership. That an examination of the Roadmap 2030 they had signed at a virtual summit in May 2021.
The roadmap, which targets at least double the bilateral exchanges between India and the United Kingdom by 2030, is part of the so-called inclination of the Indo-Pacific foreign policy of Great Britain “A commercial agreement with India’s booming economy offers huge benefits for British companies, workers and consumers,” said Prime Minister Johnson at the official launch of the Free Trade Agreement (ALE) speaks earlier this year The United Kingdom has world-class businesses and expertise, we can be proud rightly title of Scottish whiskey distillers to financial services and advanced renewable technology.” We seize the opportunities offered in the growing economies of the Indo-Pacific to cement our place on the world stage and offer jobs and growth at home, “he said in January.
The conflict in Ukraine and the first role of the United Kingdom in the imposition of strict sanctions against the Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime are also likely to be an integral part during the interviews between Boris Johnson and Prime Minister Modi. It will follow the visit of the British foreign secretary to Delhi in Delhi last week when he held discussions with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, S. Jaishakar and also joined him at the first forum on strategic futures. India-United Kingdom “On Ukraine, India reiterated that the immediate cessation of violence and return to dialogue and diplomacy is the key to long-term peace in the region,” said the Department of External Affairs (MEA ) with reference to ministerial negotiations.
“Both parties have appreciated the substantial progress made in the United Kingdom FTA negotiations with two productive towers already completed since their launch in January 2022,” noted The third round of the India-UK Ale speaks, planned to be hosted by India later this month, is likely to be scheduled around the visit of the Prime Minister.
