New Delhi, June 8 -- UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy's visit to India provided a valuable opportunity to sustain the high-level engagement between the two countries and to further consolidate the India-UK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, the Ministry of External Affairs noted in a statement on Saturday.

As per the statement issued by the MEA, UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy paid an official visit to India on June 7. This was his second official visit to India in his capacity as UK Foreign Secretary. During the visit, UK Foreign Secretary called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and held delegation level talks with External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar (EAM). He also met with Piyush Goyal, Commerce & Industry Minister and Ajit D...