Russia has slammed comments by British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon calling Moscow's flagship aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov "a ship of shame". Fallon on Wednesday said British warships and warplanes tracked Russia's only aircraft carrier through the English Channel. The carrier and its escort, the guided missile cruiser Petr Velikiy, are on their way back to …
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January 27, 2017British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Boris Johnson on Saturday lauded talks with Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, which he said included positive exchanges on economic reforms and human rights in the Southeast Asian country. Johnson met Nobel Peace Prize winner Suu Kyi on Friday night, as part of his …
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January 21, 2017Visiting British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Boris Johnson on Thursday backed a "living bridge" between India and the UK, asserting that his country is open to talent from India. "I say (build) a living bridge between India and the UK. There are superb universities in the UK. We want continuity between …
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January 19, 2017Visiting British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Boris Johnson on Thursday backed a "living bridge" between India and the UK, asserting that his country is open to talent from India. "I say (build) a living bridge between India and the UK. There are superb universities in the UK. We want continuity between …
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January 19, 2017Visiting British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, who is to hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, has described the UK and India as "natural partners". Johnson, the first British Cabinet Minister to visit India since Prime Minister Theresa May's India visit last year, is to deliver the keynote address at the Second Raisina …
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January 18, 2017UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is in the US to hold a series of meetings with President-elect Donald Trump's closest advisers and Congressional leaders. "Following the successful meeting last month between the Prime Minister's (Theresa May) chiefs of staff and President-elect Donald Trump's team, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is undertaking a short visit to the …
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January 9, 2017