Lagatar24 Desk
Bali, Nov 16:Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Rishi Sunak discussed important areas of cooperation like trade, mobility, defence, and security during their meeting on Wednesday.
The gathering happened concurrently with the G-20 conference in Bali. After the leader of Indian descent became the British Prime Minister a few weeks ago, it was their first meeting.
India places a high priority on having strong ties with the UK, according to PM Modi after the meeting.
“Was great to meet PM @RishiSunak in Bali. India attaches great importance to robust India-UK ties. We discussed ways to increase commercial linkages, raise the scope of security cooperation in context of India’s defence reforms and make people-to-people ties even stronger,” he tweeted.
Prime Ministers @narendramodi and @RishiSunak met on the margins of @g20org Summit in Bali. The leaders exchanged views on further strengthening the India-UK cooperation in various sectors including commerce and defence. @10DowningStreet pic.twitter.com/DL4gfH8jeI
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) November 16, 2022
The two leaders reportedly expressed satisfaction with the current status of the extensive India-UK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and the development of the “Roadmap 2030” for future ties, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
“The two leaders appreciated the importance of working together in bilateral and multilateral forums including G20 and the Commonwealth,” it said.
“Discussions touched upon important sectors of collaboration such as trade, mobility, defence and security,” the statement added.
