Tribune News Service
New Delhi, November 1
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met UK PM Boris Johnson on the sidelines of the COP26 world leaders’ summit in Glasgow on Monday.
The two Prime Ministers reviewed the implementation of the Roadmap 2030 particularly in the trade and economy, people-to-people, health, defence and security areas.
They expressed satisfaction at the progress in delivering the enhanced trade partnership, including steps taken towards the launch of FTA negotiations, said a MEA news release. Both leaders also discussed regional and global challenges, including Afghanistan, counter-terrorism, Indo-Pacific, supply chain resilience and post-Covid global economic recovery.
PM Modi congratulated Johnson for successfully organising the COP26 and for his personal leadership in championing global action for climate change mitigation. He reiterated India’s commitment to closely work with the UK on climate finance, technology, innovation and adaptation of green hydrogen, renewables and clean technologies, including joint initiatives under ISA and CDRI.
With the settlement of vaccine certificate-related irritants, Johnson had a call with Modi to take stock of India-UK trade and defence talks, opening up of international travel between the two countries and climate action targets in the lead up to the COP26 summit in Glasgow, said readout from 10 Downing Street.
In an indication of the close ties being forged between both countries post-Brexit, both Prime Ministers had had a telephonic conversation about three weeks back during which they had agreed on the need for a coordinated international approach to engagement with the Taliban.
UK sculptor makes PM’s bust
New Delhi: British doctor and artist Nadey Hakim on Monday made Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s bust on the sidelines of COP 26 conference at Glasgow and managed to get the PM unveil it. Not just that, the PM also lent his spectacles to Hakim to complete the sculpture. The original did not have Modi’s trademark glasses on. TNS
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