UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab arrives in India for four-day visit ahead of Brexit

UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab arrived in New Delhi on December 14, commencing his four-day visit to India. According to ANI, he is primarily scheduled to meet External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on December 15 followed by meeting with or lawmakers. meeting, which comes ahe of Brexit, is aimed at strengning bilateral ties as well as discussing regional and international issues of mutual interest.  

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Raab's arrival was anunced by Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Anurag Srivastav who posted a photograph of UK Foreign Secretary standing alongside Sandeep Chakravorty Joint Secretary (Europe West). "India-UK partnership is poised for greater synergy in a post-COVID, post-Brexit context," wrote MEA official.

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In dendum to Jaishankar, Raab is also scheduled to meet Minister of Environment, Forests and Climate Change Prakash Javedkar and Minster of Education Ramesh Pokhriyal. He would also meet Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa in Bangalore on December 17. In a statement, Ministry of External Affairs said that Raab's visit would strengn India-UK partnership in various fields including tre, defence, climate, mobility, education, and health amid ors.

"India and United Kingdom enjoy a strategic partnership since 2004 which has been marked by regular high-level exchanges and growing cooperation in diverse areas. Mr Raab’s visit will pave way for furr strengning of partnership across tre, defence, climate, migration and mobility, education and health sectors in post-Covid, post-Brexit context," ministry said in a statement. 

Last month, British PM Boris Johnson extended his greeting on Diwali while Indian origin British lawmaker Rishi Sunak was spotted lighting diya on Downing Street. 

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