Boris Johnson visits India at the end of April

The British Prime Minister will visit India at the end of April Boris Johnson, on his first major visit abroad since Britain left the EU.

Johnson had scheduled a visit to India in January to speed up trade talks between the two countries, but was forced to postpone it due to an outbreak of pandemic infection. COVID-19 in Britain, as recalled by AMPE.

At that time his office had announced that he hoped to redefine the time of the visit before Britain hosts a G7 conference in June, which is expected to be attended by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Johnson administration has announced that it will focus on the India-Pacific region as part of a unified review of government policy for the coming years, stressing that the region is gradually becoming the geopolitical focus of the world.

Last month, the Britain submitted a formal request for its participation in the Pacific Cooperation Pact (CPTPP), estimating that its participation in the union of 11 countries will open new avenues for trade, but also its influence, in the post-Brexit era. .

London has also applied to become a dialogue partner of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

“We seek trade agreements from Australia to the United States and around the world – with an emphasis on the region India and the Pacific, a great growth market for the future “ British Foreign Secretary Dominique Raab wrote in December.

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