UK MP Alok Sharma gets charge of Asia and Pacific

LONDON: Alok Sharma, Conservative MP from Reading West and the newly appointed under secretary of state at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, was on Tuesday given

LONDON: Alok Sharma, Conservative MP from Reading West and the newly appointed under secretary of state at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, was on Tuesday given responsibility for Asia and the Pacific, officials said. “I am honoured to have been appointed by the Prime Minister as Minister for Asia and the Pacific, hugely important parts of the world that are crucial for the UK’s prosperity and security. I look forward to working closely with my new colleagues and my counterparts across Asia and the Pacific,” Sharma said.

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