Australian PM To Visit India

From 8 to 11th March…

New Delhi: Australian PM Anthony Albanese will visit India from March 8-11 to lock India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) deal while also upgrading the bilateral relationship.

"At the invitation of PM Narendra Modi, the Australian PM, Anthony Albanese, will pay a State Visit to India on 08-11 March 2023.

Minister for Trade and Tourism, Senator Don Farrell, and Madeleine King, Minister for Resources and Northern Australia, along with senior officials and a high-level business delegation will also come to India," read a press release issued by the Ministry of External Affairs.

This will be Albanese's first visit to India as prime minister. He will arrive in Ahmedabad on March 8, 2023, on the day of Festival of Colours, Holi, and then will visit Mumbai on March 9 before heading to Delhi.

" In the National Capital, PM Albanese will be accorded a ceremonial welcome at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhawan on March 10, 2023.

PM Narendra Modi and PM Albanese will hold the Annual Summit to discuss areas of cooperation under the India-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, besides regional and global issues of mutual interest," added the release.

Albanese will also meet President Droupadi Murmu.

India and Australia share warm and friendly relations based on common values and democratic principles.

The strategic partnership between the two countries was elevated to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in June 2020, which has been strengthened and deepened through frequent high-level exchanges and enhanced cooperation across sectors.