LONDON\u2014 Post-Brexit Britain must look beyond its traditional allies to emerging powers in Latin America, Asia and Africa, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly is set to say.<\/p>\n
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In a speech Monday at the Foreign Office, Cleverly will stress the need for long-term partnerships from trade to climate change, his office said.<\/p>\n
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The speech comes a fortnight after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the \u201cgolden era\u201d of relations with China was over, but that his government would pursue \u201crobust pragmatism\u201d in dealing with global competitors.<\/p>\n
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When he led the country out of the European Union, then prime minister Boris Johnson touted a \u201cGlobal Britain\u201d seeking new partnerships further afield.<\/p>\n
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But the concept remains a work in progress, in trade as well as security, and Britain is meanwhile getting hammered economically with inflation running at double digits.<\/p>\n
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Cleverly\u2019s speech will emphasise \u201cscanning the horizon\u201d to longer-term goals 10-20 years ahead, even as opinion polls predict his Conservatives will be booted out of power in the next two years.<\/p>\n
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The UK is ready to make \u201cinvestments of faith\u201d with Latin American, Asian and African countries that were not \u201ctraditional partners\u201d in the past, he will say.<\/p>\n
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These efforts will be backed up by British development finance and G7 funding \u2014 although the government has been slammed by campaigners for slashing its aid budget.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe UK offer will be tailored to their needs and UK strengths, spanning trade, investment, development, defence, technology and climate change,\u201d Cleverly will say.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThis will be backed up with a reliable source of infrastructure investment,\u201d he will add, as the G7 club of rich nations tries to counter China\u2019s own debt-fuelled development aid.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe will show strategic endurance, willing to commit for the long term.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Source: NAM NEWS NETWORK<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LONDON\u2014 Post-Brexit Britain must look beyond its traditional allies to emerging powers in Latin America, Asia and Africa, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly is set to say. In a speech Monday at the Foreign Office, Cleverly will stress the need for long-term partnerships from trade to climate change, his office said. The speech comes … <\/p>\n