
UK PM Boris Johnson arrives in India for 2-day visit, Gujarat CM welcomes him | See pics
India Today
British PM Boris Johnson arrived in Ahmedabad on Thursday morning for a two-day visit. He will later travel to New Delhi to meet PM Modi.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrived at Ahmedabad airport on Thursday, April 21, morning. This is his maiden visit to Gujarat and he was greeted by state Governor Acharya Devvrat and Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel.
He will later visit Delhi and meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Also, the mayor of Ahmedabad, state CS, Gujarat police DG Ashish Bhatia, district collector and Ahmedabad city police commissioner were present at the airport.
The arrival of the UK's PM is important in terms of business, mainly free trade, the energy sector and defence.
On Thursday, PM Johnson will spend his whole day in Gujarat and late evening, after dinner, he will leave for Delhi.
Earlier, too, PM Johnson's visit was scheduled to India but due to Covid, the visit was cancelled.
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