New Delhi: Hours after former UK Prime Minister David Cameron was appointed Foreign Secretary, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met the former premier in London and held a detailed discussion on realising the full potential of the bilateral strategic partnership.
Jaishankar is currently in the UK for a five-day official visit.
The unexpected appointment of the former PM comes after right-wing firebrand Suella Braverman was sacked as home secretary earlier today and James Cleverly was appointed to replace her, leaving the top job open at the foreign office.
The reshuffle came on a day when outgoing foreign secretary James Cleverly was scheduled for bilateral talks with Jaishankar.
Jaishankar said he discussed a range of subjects during his bilateral talks at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) in London, covering ongoing global conflicts and the Indo-Pacific region.
"A pleasure to meet UK Foreign Secretary @David_Cameron this afternoon on his first day in office. Congratulated him on his appointment. Held a detailed discussion on realizing the full potential of our strategic partnership," Jaishankar said in a post on X.
He added that he also exchanged views on the situation in West Asia, the Ukraine conflict and the Indo-Pacific with Cameron.
Cleverly was appointed as Secretary of State for the Home Department.
Cameron served as the UK Prime Minister from 2010 to 2016 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2005 to 2016.
Jaishankar also met former Prime Minister Tony Blair.
"Nice to catch up with former UK PM Tony Blair this morning. Discussed our bilateral ties, the West Asia situation and Africa," he posted on X.
The meetings follow Jaishankar’s Diwali meeting with Sunak at 10 Downing Street, where he and his wife Kyoko Jaishankar were hosted by the British prime minister and his wife Akshata Murty for tea on Sunday evening.
Jaishankar gifted cricket fan Sunak a bat signed by batting legend Virat Kohli and a statue of Lord Ganesha, reported PTI.