New Delhi: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson who is on a two-day visit to India has met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday at the Hyderabad House in the national capital. Both the leaders will hold in-depth talks on the UK and India's strategic defence, diplomatic and economic partnership, aimed at bolstering close partnership and stepping up security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. Boris Johnson reached Delhi late Thursday, where Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar received him at the Airport. On Friday morning, Johnson was accorded a ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhawan and later visited the Samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi.
PM Narendra Modi and British PM Boris Johnson meet at Hyderabad House in Delhi
Both the leaders will hold in-depth talks on the UK and India's strategic defence, diplomatic and economic partnership, aimed at bolstering close partnership and stepping up security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.
PM Narendra Modi and British PM Boris Johnson meet at Hyderabad House in Delhi
The UK Prime Minister will also hold talks with External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar. On the same afternoon, the two sides will issue a press statement at around 1 pm at Hyderabad House. Johnson arrived in Gujarat on Thursday for the start of his two-day visit to India. According to a statement by the British High Commission, Johnson will use the visit to drive progress in the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations launched earlier this year as a deal with India is predicted to boost UK's total trade by up to 28 billion pounds annually by 2035 and increase incomes across the UK by up to 3 billion pounds.
Last Updated : Apr 22, 2022, 12:13 PM IST