UK Foreign Secretary to visit India today

March 11, 2015 08:49

UK's Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond will make his first visit to India starting on Wednesday during which he is expected to hold talks with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on key bilateral issues.

Hammond will reach New Delhi today and as part of his key engagements during the two-day trip, will inaugurate a new Deputy High Commission in Chandigarh and is also expected to meet External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.

"I am delighted to be making my first visit to India as foreign secretary. The UK's partnership with India is indispensable for both our countries' prosperity and security," the senior Conservative party minister said in a statement here.

"I am particularly pleased to be opening our new Deputy High Commission in Chandigarh. The UK now has more diplomatic missions in India than any other nation does, and more than it has in any other country a sure sign of the great importance we place on our relationship," he said.

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