The British PM will be India's guest, inviting Modi to the G7 summit

New delhi date. Tuesday, December 15, 2020

British Prime Minister Boris Jones has accepted an invitation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to be India's guest on Republic Day next January. Britain considered the matter a matter of honor and invited Prime Minister Modi to be a guest at the G7 summit. The next G7 summit is scheduled to take place in Britain, but its date has not yet been announced.

"Our Prime Minister Boris Jones has accepted Prime Minister Modi's invitation to be the chief guest on the occasion of Republic Day in India in 2021," said visiting British Foreign Secretary Dominic Rabe.

External Affairs Minister of India S. The announcement was made by the British Foreign Secretary after a meeting with Jaishankar on Tuesday. After accepting the invitation to Boris Jones, Indian External Affairs Minister S. "This will be a symbol of the beginning of a new era in India-Britain relations," Jaishankar said.

During a telephone conversation on November 27, Prime Minister Narendra Modi formally invited Boris Johnson to be the chief guest on Republic Day in India in January. After a long absence in India, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom has been invited as the Chief Guest on Republic Day. The last time the British Prime Minister John Major was the chief guest was in 1993.

Earlier on Tuesday, Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and British Foreign Secretary Dominic Rabe met. In the meantime, he held talks to enhance cooperation in areas such as trade, defense, education, environment and health. The two Foreign Ministers agreed on enhancing cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region as well as on some issues of the 10-year roadmap in bilateral relations.

Dominic Raab is visiting India at a time when Britain is in critical negotiations with the European Union to reach a post-Brexit trade agreement. Rab is on a tour of India from December 14 to December 17. After the meeting, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said the talks with British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab would focus on strengthening India-Britain relations.