Opening remarks by EAM, Dr. S. Jaishankar at the meeting with UK Foreign Secretary

Foreign Secretary,

Delighted to welcome you to India on your first official visit in that capacity. I remember your last visit, I think it was in March and I remember our meeting in London, last November. So, it is great to see you in this responsibility, I convey my good wishes for your success, look forward to working with you.

I do believe that our relationship, it is a very important relationship at the enormous possibilities there. And how we explore those possibilities, how do we realise our potential in a more meaningful way, is one of the tasks that I look forward to undertaking with you.

We are both countries which have a big global presence in different ways. So I think it's also important that India and the UK work together on global issues and in global platforms. So, that too I hope would be part of our conversation.

Once again, a very very warm welcome.