Australian PM arrives on 4-day state visit
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Australian PM arrives on 4-day state visit
New Delhi April 9 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull arrived here on Saturday on a four-day state visit.
He was welcomed by Union Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy at the airport.
This is Turnbull s first visit to India. He will also visit Mumbai.
His predecessor Tony Abbott had visited India in September 2014 and this was followed by Prime Minister Modi s visit to Australia in November that year.
During the visit the two sides are expected to sign a number of memoranda of understanding and agreements covering security environment sports science and technology and health among others.
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