India’s S Jaishankar and UK’s David Lammy Discuss Stronger Partnership

India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke with the new Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom, David Lammy, on Saturday. Both leaders reaffirmed their commitment to enhancing the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between their countries. Jaishankar shared his excitement for an early in-person meeting with Lammy.

Delighted to speak to UK Foreign Secretary @DavidLammy. We reaffirmed our commitment to enhance our Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Look forward to an early in-person meeting. 🇮🇳 🇬🇧

Earlier, Jaishankar had congratulated Lammy on his appointment, expressing his eagerness to continue their engagement and strengthen the partnership.

Congratulations to @DavidLammy on being appointed Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom. Look forward to continuing our engagement and strengthen the 🇮🇳 🇬🇧 Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, also congratulated Lammy on his new role. He expressed his desire to work with Lammy to reinforce and develop relations between the UAE and the UK.

David Lammy, 51, replaced David Cameron as Britain’s top diplomat. He previously served as the Labour Party’s international affairs spokesperson for over two years. In his new role, Lammy aims to focus on climate change and resetting relations with Europe. He emphasized the importance of addressing global challenges such as conflicts, rapidly changing technology, and the climate emergency.

It is the honour of my life to stand before you as Foreign Secretary… Britain has enormous potential. But the world faces huge challenges. More countries engaged in conflict than at any time since World War II. Rapidly changing technology. And a climate emergency. We will begin with a reset with Europe, on climate and with the global South. Change begins now.