India invites UK PM Boris Johnson as the guest for Republic Day 2021
December 02, 2020
New Delhi: India has invited British Prime Minister Boris Johnson as the guest for Republic Day 2021. The invite was extended during PM Modi’s call to Boris Johnson last week. The visit, as of now, will be the first in-person visit of any head of government to India. High-level physical visits have been suspended globally due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The last world leader to visit India was the President of Myanmar Win Myint and US President Donald Trump in February.
Indian government readout of telephonic meet said, “The leaders reiterated their shared desire to impart a quantum jump to the India-UK partnership in the post-COVID-19, post-Brexit era, and agreed that there was tremendous potential for enhancing collaboration in trade and investment, scientific research, mobility of professionals and students, and defence and security.”
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