Narendra Modi expected to travel to Perth as part of upcoming visit to Australia
Anthony Albanese has hailed the upcoming visit as an opportunity for Australia and India to build on their relationship built on ‘friendship, respect and mutual benefit’.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to travel to Perth later this year as part of an upcoming visit to Australia.
Anthony Albanese hailed the upcoming visit while in parliament on Tuesday as an opportunity for the two nations to build on their relationship built on “friendship, respect and mutual benefit”.
“I’ll have the privilege of hosting Prime Minister Modi here soon,” Mr Albanese said.
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The Prime Minister labelled India as “one of Australia’s great international relationships” and gave a nod to both nations’ shared “international language of cricket”.
Mr Modi’s trip is understood to be as part of a multi-nation tour, with Indonesia and New Zealand also on the itinerary, with further Australian engagements in Melbourne and Sydney.
It will mark the India’s leader’s second visit to Australia after a tour in May 2023.
At the time, Mr Modi had been supported by 20,000 at a rally in Olympic Park arena, which had also been addressed by Mr Albanese.
The announcement comes after Foreign Minister Penny Wong met with her Indian counterpart in New Delhi on Tuesday, alongside Quad partners the United States and Japan.
Senator Wong spoke about the importance of the relationship and announced a string of collaborative initiatives in the region.
She said the group had agreed to ramp up maritime security, work together on securing regional energy supplies, continuing work on critical minerals and partnerships on Pacific port infrastructure programs.
“We recognise our obligation, or responsibilities to provide viable choices, particularly as the strategic circumstances in our region are deteriorating,” Senator Wong said.
“The region is facing acute economic stress. We know the world is more unpredictable.
“We know volatility is increasing and we know of the consequences for our region that the Iranian closure of the Strait of Hormuz and what that means for our energy security.
“We recognise the importance of maintaining the principal Freedom of Aviation, and our opposition to any tolling proposition.”
Senator Wong and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Quad partners had agreed on specific plans to work directly with Fiji to advance and improve that country’s port infrastructure.
“We are also today announcing the strongest ever commitment by the Quad to the Ports of the future partnership, where we are launching a pilot for port infrastructure in Fiji,” senator Wong said.
Mr Rubio also highlighted shared work on connecting the individual maritime surveillance capabilities of each Quad nation to enhance their shared information.
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