London, March 10 -- At the invitation of the UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar paid an official visit to the United Kingdom from March 4-9 (during this period, he also visited Ireland on March 6-7), a statement by the Ministry of External Affairs said on Monday.

Jaishankar, during his meeting with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, noted the positive momentum in the India-UK relations, particularly with the resumption of Free Trade Agreement negotiations.

"EAM called on the Prime Minister of the UK, Sir Keir Starmer and Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner. He held comprehensive talks with his counterpart Foreign Secretary David Lammy, and met with Secretary of State for Business and Trade Jonath...