New Delhi: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Friday said that his government is working “very hard” to conclude the free trade agreement with India.
Sunak, who arrived on Friday afternoon to attend the G20 summit, said that both the countries want to make the deal work.
“We’re working very hard, as I said, on our shared ambition of concluding an ambitious and comprehensive trade deal between India and the UK, because both of us think that would be a good thing and both of us need to make sure it works for our two countries. And at forums like this, I am very keen to support prime minister Modi in making sure that this G20 is an enormous success for India, which I know it will be,” Sunak was quoted as saying by reports.
This is Sunak’s first official visit to India after assuming office as Prime Minister in October last year.
Ahead of his arrival in India, in a post on X, the UK prime minister had said, “I’m heading to the #G20 Summit with a clear focus. Stabilising the global economy. Building international relationships. Supporting the most vulnerable. This action is part of that Putin again has failed to show up for the G20, but we will show up with support for Ukraine.”
