Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his UK counterpart David Cameron issue a joint statement.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his UK counterpart David Cameron addressed a joint press conference at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). Earlier, Prime Minister Modi held bilateral talks with Mr Cameron at 10 Downing Street.
Below are the highlights of their speech:
UK PM David Cameron- As world's oldest and largest democracies, we are not realizing the true potential of this relationship. That is what PM Modi and I want to change: British PM David Cameron
- India, UK share similar views
- Want British Companies to help plan Indian cities
- I don't think we are utilising our relations to the best possible way. That is what me and PM Modi want to change
- We are delighted to have signed a 5-year agreement to develop 3 cities
- We want our cities to truly Make in India
- We will work together to better protect each other from new threats
Assist India to setup a new cyber security cell - Today we discussed our actions on climate change ahead of the Paris summit. We had some excellent discussions today, look forward to more
- I have been wanting to see strengthening of relationship over the last 10 years. India has been a huge investor in India
- I'm pleased to welcome PM Modi. He comes with an enormous mandate. Indians made him Prime Minister with a historic mandate.
- I see this is a modern dynamic partnership. An example of great India Britain partnership is Jaguar Land Rover
PM Narendra Modi- I express my gratitude for the warm welcome
- The ties between our people are old, our goals are similar, our partnership is vibrant and our ties are always expanding
- Today we have decided to take forward our political dialogue and hold regular bilateral talks
- Today we have signed a civil nuclear deal. This is a sign of our trust in each other
- We have also decided to cooperate in combating climate change
- I consider our defence ties with the UK very important
- India is focusing on defence modernisation with a thrust on Make in India. I believe India will be an important partner in this
- India has tremendous potential. UK has immense financial capability
- We have welcomed the move to revive the India-UK CEO forum
- Over the next two days, I look forward to the engagements with the business sector
- I hope that the Paris summit on climate change we will reach a tangible result
- Today we have spoken on many points including smart cities, river cleaning, climate
- We have also discussed security in south Asia, cyber security and naval security. Will discuss in more detail today at Chequers
- For our strategic partnership, we have underlined a bold new vision today
- After today's results, our ties have reached new heights
- India is the land of Buddha and Gandhi. India doesn't accept any violence. For India if that is one incident, two or three- India is very serious. We do not tolerate such incidents
- India is a vibrant democracy and is committed to peace
- Everyone who believes in humanity is concerned about terrorism. I am happy to say India and Britain go shoulder to shoulder in the UN on talks about terrorism.
- Both India and Britain have lost lives to terrorism. So to combat terrorism, it isn't just the responsibility of two nations.
- India and Britain agree on the definition of terrorism
- I visited UK in 2003 and received a big welcome even then. UK has never stopped me from coming here; this is a wrong perception.
- The second thing- People here are smart enough, I do not need to give them any tip. But if we have doorway to EU, it is Britain