PM Narendra Modi speaks to British counterpart Boris Johnson, reviews ‘promising cooperation’ in COVID-19 vaccine development
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PM Narendra Modi speaks to British counterpart Boris Johnson, reviews ‘promising cooperation’ in COVID-19 vaccine development

New Delhi/London: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to his British counterpart Boris Johnson on Friday on key bilateral, regional and worldwide points, as the 2 leaders agreed to work in direction of a “quantum leap” in cooperation between India and the UK in all areas, together with commerce and funding, defence and safety, and combating COVID-19.

They exchanged views on the challenges posed by the pandemic and reviewed the promising cooperation between India and the UK within the space of vaccine improvement and manufacturing, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) mentioned.

The leaders agreed that officers from each side would proceed their work to rapidly finalise an bold long-term roadmap for the India-UK partnership, it mentioned.

 “Had an excellent discussion with my friend, UK PM Boris Johnson on an ambitious roadmap for India-UK ties in the next decade. We agreed to work towards a quantum leap in our cooperation in all areas – trade and investment, defence & security, climate change, and fighting Covid-19,” PM Modi tweeted.

 

 

PM Modi and Johnson agreed that there was super potential for enhancing collaboration in commerce and funding, scientific analysis, mobility of execs and college students, and defence and safety partnership within the post-COVID, post-Brexit period, the assertion added.

In London, Downing Street mentioned Johnson reiterated the yr 2021 as an necessary one for UK-India ties and in addition re-emphasised the UK’s dedication to the broader Indo-Pacific area, forward of the primary deployment of the HMS Queen Elizabeth service group to the area subsequent yr.

The leaders mentioned the work the UK and India are doing collectively throughout commerce, local weather change, defence, safety and well being with Johnson asserting that 2021 could be a yr to deepen and strengthen the UK-India relationship, in keeping with a Downing Street spokesperson.

“The Prime Minister (Johnson) and Prime Minister Modi discussed joint efforts to find treatments and vaccines for coronavirus and welcomed the collaboration between our countries’ leading scientists. They looked forward to next month’s Climate Ambition Summit, which will be an opportunity to reinvigorate the global efforts against climate change ahead of the UK-hosted COP26 Summit next year,” the spokesperson mentioned.

The UK is ready to host the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP26, in Glasgow subsequent yr after the summit was postponed from its deliberate schedule this month as a result of coronavirus pandemic and its worldwide lockdown impression.

The UK and India have, in the meantime, held a sequence of digital dialogues in the course of the course of the yr, together with the 10th UK-India Economic and Financial Dialogue (EFD) held on the finish of October.

Prime Minister (Johnson) pressured the significance of bettering bilateral commerce and funding flows and the 2 leaders welcomed the intensive work that has taken place on this to this point and shared ambition for deepening the financial relationship, the Downing Street spokesperson mentioned.

The PMO assertion additionally mentioned the 2 leaders laid explicit emphasis on India and the UK becoming a member of palms within the struggle towards local weather change and appreciated their collaboration beneath platforms just like the International Solar Alliance and the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure, it mentioned. 

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