NEW DELHI, Nov 13: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is currently on a five-day official visit to the United Kingdom, was among the first few to meet Britain’s new foreign secretary David Cameroon.
Mr Jaishankar on Monday met Mr Cameroon in London soon after the former prime minister was appointed the British Foreign Secretary by the incumbent Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in a dramatic reshuffle of his Cabinet ahead of general elections next year. Mr Jaishankar held a detailed discussion on realising the full potential of the bilateral strategic partnership.
The reshuffle came on a day when outgoing Foreign Secretary James Cleverly was scheduled for bilateral talks with Mr Jaishankar. “A pleasure to meet UK Foreign Secretary @David_Cameron this afternoon on his first day in office. Congratulated him on his appointment. Held a detailed discussion on realizing the full potential of our strategic partnership,” Mr Jaishankar said in a post on X.
He added that he also exchanged views on the situation in West Asia, the Ukraine conflict and the Indo-Pacific with Mr Cameron. “Look forward to working with him closely,” the Minister added. Mr Cleverly was appointed as Secretary of State for the Home Department.
Mr Cameron has served as the U.K. Prime Minister from 2010 to 2016 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2005 to 2016.
(Manas Dasgupta)