The News Freedom
Chandigarh, November 4
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Rishi Sunak discussed means to strengthen bilateral relations and exchanged views on the situation in West Asia. “ Discussed means to strengthen bilateral relations and exchanged views on the situation in West Asia. We agree that there is no place for terror and violence. Death of civilians is a serious concern. Need to work towards regional peace, security, stability and continued humanitarian assistance, Prime Minister Modi said in his post on the social media platform X previously known as Twitter.
The two leaders exchanged views on the developments in the West Asia region and the conflict between Israel and Hamas. The leaders reiterated their commitment to continue to strengthen bilateral comprehensive startegic partnership, including in the areas trade, investment, emerging technology, defence, security, health and others, said the official statement released by the government.
They welcomed the progress being made for an early conclusion of a mutually beneficial Free Trade Agreement. Modi congratulated Sunak on the successful completion of one year of his tenure in office.
Both leaders agreed to remain in touch and exchanged greetings for the festive ocassion of Deepavali.
The leaders discussed the deeply distressing situation in the Middle East and condemned Hamas’s attacks on Israel. They reiterated that Hamas did not represent the Palestinian people and reflected on the need to deescalate tensions in the wider region, said the official statement issued by UK Prime Minister office.
Sunak also underscored the importance of protecting innocent civilians in Gaza and ensuring aid was able to flow into the country. Turning to the friendship between the UK and India, the leaders discussed recent progress on Free Trade Agreement negotiations.
“They agreed on the importance of securing an ambitious deal that benefitted both sides. Finally, the leaders discussed the ongoing Cricket World Cup being held in India. The Prime Minister congratulated Prime Minister Modi on the strong performance of the India team and said he hoped England would have more luck during their test series in India in January.” the UK Prime Minister office further said.