Australian PM accorded ceremonial welcome
Monday - April 10, 2017 9:48 am ,
Category : INDIA
Australian PM accorded ceremonial welcome
New Delhi April 10 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull was accorded a ceremonial welcome on Monday at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi received Turnbull. He was then accorded the ceremonial guard of honour.
This is Turnbull s first bilateral visit to India since he assumed office in September 2015.
His predecessor Tony Abbott had visited India in September 2014 and this was followed by Modi s visit to Australia in November that year.
Modi will hold a bilateral summit with Turnbull later in the day following which a number of agreements are expected to be signed.
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