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The Prime Minister of UK cancelled the trip to India due to surge in the pandemic, says the External Ministry
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NEW DELHI/LONDON, 19 April, 2021 (TON): British PM Boris Johnson cancelled his next week’s trip to New Delhi, in the view of the severity of the second wave of the pandemic in India.
Ministry of External Affairs said, "In view of the prevailing Covid-19 situation, it has been decided by mutual agreement that the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom will not visit India next week."
"Both leaders attach the highest importance to taking the India-U.K. partnership to its fullest potential and propose to remain in close touch in this regard and look forward to an in-person meeting later in the year," the ministry said.
The two sides will be holding a virtual meeting in the coming days to launch plans for a transformed India-U.K. relationship.
However, the UK is eyeing a new bilateral trade deal with India, following its exit from the European Union. India is the second-largest investor in the UK, after the US. Post-Brexit, while the UK is focused on the Indo-Pacific region for its economy and security.
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