S Jaishankar Meets UK Minister, Discusses Bilateral Ties

New Delhi:

Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday held talks with UK minister Lord Tariq Ahmad masking bilateral ties and world cooperation in opposition to the backdrop of pressure in family members between the 2 international locations following a debate at the farmers’ protest within the British Parliament.

The minister for South Asia in the United Kingdom Overseas, Commonwealth and Construction Workplace additionally held talks with Overseas Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla.

“Gained UK Minister of State Lord @tariqahmadbt. Mentioned our bilateral ties and world cooperation,” Mr Jaishankar tweeted.

Lord Ahmad’s talk over with to India got here days after New Delhi conveyed to the United Kingdom its sturdy opposition to the “unwarranted and tendentious” dialogue within the British Parliament on India’s agri reforms, describing it as a “gross interference” in politics of any other nation.

A number of British MPs held a dialogue of their Parliament over problems round using power in opposition to protesters antagonistic to agricultural reforms in India.

Exterior Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava stated the talks between Mr Shringla and Lord Ahmad have been complete.

“Overseas Secretary @harshvshringla had a complete dialogue with @tariqahmadbt Minister of State @FCDOGovUK on problems with bilateral and multilateral cooperation,” he stated in a tweet.

Lord Ahmad’s conferences in Delhi additionally got here on an afternoon Mr Jaishankar stated in Rajya Sabha that India will absorb with the United Kingdom when required for alleged incidents of racism in that nation.

The exterior affairs minister used to be responding to issues raised through a BJP MP over racism and cyberbullying that pressured Indian-origin Rashmi Samant to surrender because the president of the Oxford College Scholars Union.

The minister stated India has sturdy ties with the United Kingdom and can absorb such issues with nice candour when required.