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Johnson says FTA hopefully by yr-end; to hold talks with PM Modi today

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Says ready to offer more visas to India

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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson tries his hand at a spinning wheel, at Sabarmati Gandhi Ashram in Ahmedabad, during a cultural tour as part of his two-day visit

Vinay UmarjiAgencies Ahmedabad

Emphasising the need to reduce reliance on foreign oil and gas amid Russia-Ukraine conflict, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday said his country hoped to complete a free trade agreement (FTA) with India by the year-end.

“We are hoping to complete another FTA with India by the end of the year, by the autumn,” Johnson told reporters in Gujarat during the first leg of his two-day visit to the country.

Johnson, the first British PM to visit Gujarat, also reportedly told the media on the plane on his way to India that he was ready to offer more visas to India