UK Foreign Secretary will arrive in India
tomorrow (Friday 28 October) for his first official trip to the
country – to meet his counterpart and discuss strengthening the
UK-India relationship.
He will visit Mumbai tomorrow (Friday) and travel to New Delhi on
Saturday.
In Mumbai he will pay his respects to those who lost their lives
in the city’s terror attack at the Taj Palace Hotel in 2008.
On Saturday he will travel to New Delhi to speak at the Special
Meeting of the UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee.
He will call on countries to work together to fight online
terrorism – including global terror recruitment campaigns and
live streaming of attacks.
In New Delhi the Foreign Secretary is also due to meet India’s
Minister of External Affairs Dr Jaishankar to discuss the latest
on the 2030 Roadmap, the landmark commitment to boost cooperation
between the UK and India over the next decade under a
Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
Since it was launched last year, huge progress has been made,
including the start of ambitious free trade negotiations, the
expansion of our defence and security partnership, including
through a visit to India last year by HMS Queen Elizabeth and the
Carrier Strike Group (CSG), and joint exercises to enhance cyber
security collaboration.
Foreign Secretary said:
“Our relationship with India is hugely important to me; as the
world’s largest democracy, India is a natural partner for the UK
in the Indo-Pacific. It is an economic and tech powerhouse. Our
deeper ties will boost both our economies and help to tackle
global security challenges.
“I look forward to working even more closely with India when it
takes up the G20 Presidency in December.”
