File photo: Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a news conference on the ongoing situation with the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), at Downing Street in London, Britain December 2, 2020. ReutersThe visit, to coincide with India's annual Republic Day celebrations on January 26British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will travel to India next month in his first major bilateral visit to another country since taking power last year, his office said Tuesday. During the trip, Johnson will invite India to join next year's G7 summit, which Britain is hosting, as one of three guest countries, alongside South Korea and Australia. Johnson's visit follows an invitation from Modi, who last weekend took part in a climate summit hosted by London. Meanwhile the UK has received 11 million face masks and 3 million packets of paracetamol from India during the pandemic, according to Downing Street.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 15, 2020 09:33 UTC