Prime Minister Boris Johnson said, “The UK will always be there for India in its time of need”

GG News Bureau

New Delhi, 3rd May. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that the UK will always be there for India in its time of need. He said that the world is safer and stronger because of work between the UK and India. The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, for example, was developed in the UK, is currently being produced in the millions by India’s Serum Institute and will be distributed to the world at cost through COVAX.

It is those shared values of openness and the pursuit of knowledge and scientific advancement for the betterment of our societies that lie at the heart of the relationship between the UK and India. During his call with Prime Minister Modi, the Prime Minister will emphasise the importance of working with India to promote our shared values.

India is the largest democracy in the world, a fellow Commonwealth country and in June Prime Minister Modi will travel to the UK to attend the G7 Summit as a guest – one of four world leaders invited to join the Summit of leading democracies.

In this regard Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said, “This support will help urgently meet some of India’s acute needs, particularly oxygen for patients. We are determined to help our Indian friends in their hour of need.” He further said that we need to all work together to defeat Covid-19. No one is safe until we are all safe.