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Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed UK Prime Minister Keri Starmer to Raj Bhavan and held a meeting as part of efforts to strengthen the two countries’ strategic partnership.
The Ministry of External Affairs released photos of Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
“Together for stronger India-UK ties…,” posted Randhir Jaiswal, the MEA spokesperson, on X.
Earlier, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said his meeting with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer here further deepened trade and economic partnership for mutual prosperity between the two nations.
Starmer arrived in India for a two-day visit on Wednesday, accompanied by the biggest-ever trade delegation from the country to India.
“Delighted to call on UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Discussed avenues to further deepen India-UK trade and economic partnership for mutual prosperity,” Goyal posted on X social media platform.
Goyal earlier met Peter Kyle, the UK’s Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with a view to moving forward with the operationalisation of the India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and doubling the bilateral trade by 2030.
“The meeting marked a significant step towards operationalising the India-UK CETA, with both Ministers agreeing to reposition the Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO) to oversee its implementation and delivery,” according to the Commerce Ministry statement.
Both parties emphasized their commitment to ensuring the Agreement’s timely, coordinated, and results-oriented implementation, with the goal of realizing its full potential for businesses and consumers in both countries. The ministers reaffirmed their shared goal of doubling bilateral trade by 2030, utilizing the two economies’ complementary strengths in areas such as advanced manufacturing, digital trade, clean energy, and services.
They emphasized CETA’s revolutionary breadth and discussed how to maximize its benefits through regulatory collaboration, non-tariff barriers, and supply chain integration. The highly constructive meeting between the Commerce Secretary and the Director General set the tone for the Ministerial meeting, which provided a solid platform for a full day of interesting and forward-looking discussions.
Source: IANS
