PM Narendra Modi meets Australian PM in US

at 3:34 pm

New Delhi. Prime Minister  Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on  sidelines of Quad Leaders’ Summit in Washington DC, USA, yesterday.

This was the first in-person meeting between two leaders in the post-pandemic period, an official release said.

Last bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Scott Morrison was the Leaders’ Virtual Summit held on 4 June 2020 when  Strategic Partnership between India and Australia was elevated to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

During meeting,  Prime Ministers discussed a broad range of issues of bilateral, regional and global importance, official release added.

Two leaders  noted with satisfaction regular high-level engagements between two countries, including recently held first India-Australia Foreign and Defence Ministers’ 2+2 Dialogue.