S Jaishankar meets Australian Deputy PM. Twitter/@DrSJaishankar
Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday engaged in discussions with Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles concerning the continuing Israel-Hamas battle and different points. The assembly occurred through the second India-Australia 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue.
“A very good meeting with DPM and Defence Minister @RichardMarlesMP of Australia. Spoke about recent developments that influence the Indo-Pacific strategic scenario. Also exchanged views on West Asia,” Jaishankar posted on X.
“And yes, we discussed yesterday’s match. Congratulations Australia!” he added.
Earlier, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh expressed satisfaction with the progress made in varied areas throughout his assembly with the Australian Deputy Prime Minister. Singh highlighted the chance to additional improve the defence partnership between India and Australia.
Singh mentioned, “During our earlier discussion, we were able to identify areas and initiatives where our two countries could collaborate. I am happy to note the progress already made in many of these areas. Today’s meeting will give us an opportunity to reaffirm our resolve to further deepen our defence partnership,” reported ANI.
In his opening remarks, Marles mentioned, “It’s great to be back in India again and to be here at such an auspicious time for the World Cup. I congratulate India for the way it hosted the World Cup and the way in which India has played. And we feel lucky with the result last night. But it has been just a great expression of the friendship between Australia and India.”
With inputs from businesses