External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met
newly-appointed British Foreign Secretary David Cameron in London and held a
detailed discussion on realising the full potential of the bilateral strategic
partnership.
The meeting came hours after British Prime Minister
Rishi Sunak appointed the former premier back into the frontline government as
his new Foreign Secretary in a dramatic reshuffle of his Cabinet ahead of
general elections next year.
The reshuffle came on a day when outgoing foreign
secretary James Cleverly was scheduled for bilateral talks with S Jaishankar,
who is in the UK for a five-day official visit during which he held tea-time
talks with Rishi Sunak at 10 Downing Street on Sunday.
“A pleasure to meet UK Foreign Secretary
@David_Cameron this afternoon on his first day in office. Congratulated him on
his appointment. Held a detailed discussion on realizing the full potential of
our strategic partnership,” S Jaishankar said in a post on X.
He added that he also exchanged views on the situation
in West Asia, the Ukraine conflict and the Indo-Pacific with Cameron.
“Look forward to working with him closely,” the
minister added.
James Cleverly was appointed as Secretary of State for
the Home Department.
David Cameron served as the UK Prime Minister from
2010 to 2016 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2005 to 2016.
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