PM Modi's Australia visit still on despite cancellation of the Quad leaders' meeting: Premier Albanese
The Hindu
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on May 17 said that his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi would still travel next week to Australia despite the cancellation of the Quad leaders’ meeting in Sydney and he is looking forward to welcoming him.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on May 17 said that his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi would still travel next week to Australia despite the cancellation of the Quad leaders' meeting in Sydney and he is looking forward to welcoming him.
The Australian premier was responding to a question on whether Prime Minister Modi will still come to Sydney after Albanese cancelled the Quad leaders' meeting in Sydney on May 24 as U.S. President Joe Biden postponed his visit to Australia to focus on crucial debt-ceiling talks to prevent a catastrophic federal default.
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Mr. Albanese, Mr. Modi, Mr. Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida were to attend the Quad Leaders’ Summit.
"Prime Minister Modi will be here next week for a bilateral meeting with myself," Mr. Albanese told ABC Radio in Brisbane.
Prime Minister Modi will also have business meetings and will hold a very public event at Homebush at the Olympic site in Sydney, he said.
"He will also be engaging with Australian-India business relations …I look forward to welcoming him to Sydney," Albanese said.