New Delhi:
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has accepted the invite to be the chief guest at Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi next month, UK’s Foreign Secretary said today. This will be his first bilateral visit to India since he took office last year.
“I am absolutely delighted to be visiting India next year at the start of an exciting year for Global Britain, and look forward to delivering the quantum leap in our bilateral relationship that Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi and I have pledged to achieve,” Mr Johnson was quoted as saying by news agency Reuters, citing an official statement.