Jaishankar congratulates Truss, expresses hope for stronger India-UK ties

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar congratulated Liz Truss on being chosen to be the next prime minister of the UK and said he is confident that the India-UK relationship will grow further

S. Jaishankar
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar
Press Trust of India New Delhi
1 min read Last Updated : Sep 06 2022 | 1:28 PM IST

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday congratulated Liz Truss on being chosen to be the next prime minister of the UK and said he is confident that the India-UK relationship will grow further under her leadership.

Truss, who beat former chancellor Rishi Sunak to succeed Boris Johnson, is set to take charge as Britain's new prime minister.

Congratulating Truss on being elected as the leader of the UK Conservative Party, Jaishankar tweeted, "Your commitment to raising India-UK cooperation to a higher level is well known. Confident that our relationship will grow further under your leadership."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had also congratulated Truss on Monday night after she was chosen to be the next prime minister of the UK and had expressed confidence that under her leadership, the India-UK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership will be further strengthened.

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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Topics :British Prime MinisterS JaishankarMinistry of External AffairsIndia-UK ties

First Published: Sep 06 2022 | 1:28 PM IST

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