Sydney: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday said it would be an “honour” for him to host Prime Minister Narendra Modi here. They also underlined the shared commitment of the two countries to a stable, secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific. Albanese also said he looked forward to celebrating Australia’s Indian community with Prime Minister Modi in Sydney on Tuesday. Prime Minister Modi will visit the country from May 22-24 as the guest of the Government of Australia. “I look forward to hosting Prime Minister Modi on an official visit to Australia after the very warm welcome he received in India earlier this year,” Albanese said in a statement. It is a matter of honor for me.
He said amid China’s aggressive behavior in the Indo-Pacific, that ‘Australia and India share the commitment to a stable, secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific. We both have an important role to play in taking this vision forward.” He said, “As friends and partners, the relationship between our countries has never been closer. I look forward to celebrating Australia’s Indian community with PM Modi in Sydney.” PM Modi also said he looked forward to his meeting with Albanese on 24 May. In a statement before his departure from New Delhi on May 19, Modi had said, “I look forward to our bilateral meeting, which will reflect progress on our bilateral relations and our first India-Australia summit in New Delhi in March this year.” There will be an opportunity to review.
The Australian government said in a statement that ‘Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Australia builds on discussions at the Australia-India Annual Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi in March and the G-7 Summit and Quad leaders’ meeting in Hiroshima over the weekend. India, Japan, Australia and the US are the member countries of the Quad. “In the bilateral meeting, the leaders will discuss efforts to increase trade between the two countries through the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement and strengthen people-to-people ties, trade and investment, including renewable energy and defense and security cooperation,” the statement said. ‘
Prime Minister Modi will also interact with CEOs of Australian companies and leading businessmen. Sources said Harris Park, a suburb in Greater Western Sydney, would be renamed “Little India”. It will be announced during a community program of Modi. Prime Minister Modi had earlier visited Australia in 2014. Meanwhile, Albanese also said that he is looking forward to traveling to India to attend the G-20 leaders’ summit in September in New Delhi.
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