British PM Rishi Sunak had said recently, “I have discussed the Free Trade Agreement with the Government of India. The Prime Minister of India and I have asked our teams to work as soon as possible.”
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (AP)
of Britain Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (PM Rishi Sunak) with India as part of a plan to focus more on strengthening ties with the Indo-Pacific region free trade agreement (FTA) has reiterated the commitment of our country. Sunak, an Indian-origin leader, has been chief minister since taking over as prime minister last month. foreign policy Gave speech for the first time on Monday night regarding.
During this, Rishi Sunak resolved to do things differently in the context of China. He said that China is posing a systemic challenge to the values and interests of Britain. British PM Sunak said, “Before joining politics, I invested in businesses around the world and the opportunities in the Indo-Pacific are very good.”
‘India-Pacific region contributes more than half to global growth’
Talking about the importance of the Indo-Pacific region, he said, “The Indo-Pacific will account for more than half of global growth by 2050, while Europe and North America will account for only a quarter, which is why we are calling for the CPTPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership for Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement), new FTA with India and we also have an agreement with Indonesia.
PM Sunak said, “My grandparents, like many others, came to Britain from East Africa and the Indian subcontinent and made their lives here. In recent years, we have welcomed thousands of people from Hong Kong, Afghanistan and Ukraine. Our country stands for its values and protects democracy not just by words, but by deeds.
Earlier in the past, Sunak had also said that our government is committed to work fast on FTA with India. He reviewed progress on the FTA during his first meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the G-20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, after taking office at 10 Downing Street, he told the House of Commons, the lower house of parliament. This session of Parliament was called on the G-20 summit in Bali, Indonesia.
Discussed with PM Modi for FTA: PM Rishi Sunak
Keir Starmer, the leader of the opposition Labor Party in Britain and MPs from his own Conservative Party questioned him on the deadline for completing the agreement with India. In response to the question, PM Sunak said, “I have discussed the Free Trade Agreement with the Government of India. The Prime Minister of India and I have asked our teams to act as quickly as possible.”
He said, “Without discussing everything in public, I am happy that the main negotiations related to the agreement were concluded by the end of October. We will now work expeditiously with the Indian teams to try to resolve the remaining issues and reach a mutually satisfactory conclusion.” Sunak reiterated the UK government’s stand since the Diwali deadline for the FTA that it would not compromise on the interest of an early agreement.
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