Liam Fox speech welcoming Indian Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley, to the London Stock Exchange
International Trade Secretary, Dr Liam Fox, speech at the London Stock Exchange 27 February 2017.
Minister Jaitley, it鈥檚 a pleasure to see you again and to welcome you here for your visit to launch the UK / India Year of Culture, as part of India鈥檚 independence celebrations.
It is an important opportunity to strengthen the economic and cultural ties between our countries.
The UK - India investment relationship is hugely important.
India is now the third largest investor and second largest job creator in the UK; the UK is the largest G20 investor in India and plays an important role in building skills in the Indian workforce.
And the UK government is committed to deepening this relationship further.
In my first months as Secretary of State for International Trade, I鈥檝e been lucky enough to visit India twice - most recently accompanying the Prime Minister on her first bilateral visit outside Europe, as well as her first trade delegation.
In the words of Prime Minister Modi, India and the UK are an 鈥榰nbeatable partnership鈥�.
And I鈥檓 very glad that our Prime Ministers recently committed to 鈥榖uilding the closest possible commercial and economic relationship鈥�.