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Australia’s new PM isn’t any stranger to India

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NEW DELHI: Australia’s newly elected Top Minister, Anthony Albanese, isn’t any stranger to India as, stories already state, has visited India in his non-public and legitimate capability prior to now.

“PM Albanese has travelled to India as a backpacker in 1991 and likewise led a parliamentary delegation in 2018. He’s no stranger to India. Throughout the 2018 seek advice from he had campaigned that he used to be dedicated to deepening India-Australia, people-to-people hyperlinks,’’ tweeted Barry O’Farrell, Australia’s Top Commissioner to India.

The 59-year-old Albanese is the thirty first PM of Australia and led his labour birthday party to victory after just about one decade.

“My mum raised me in public housing as a unmarried dad or mum. In 1963 that used to be a courageous name. Mum’s aspiration used to be that my existence would end up higher than hers. It used to be as a result of her {that a} working-class boy from council housing would at some point change into PM, I owe her the entirety,’’ PM Albanese mentioned after being elected.

“It’s the imaginative and prescient that drove my mum when she dreamt of a higher existence for her son. And it’s the imaginative and prescient I need to see realised for my son. Its what drives me to construct a greater Australia,’’ PM Albanese mentioned.

Albanese will probably be sworn in on Would possibly twenty third and he’ll additionally meet Top Minister, Narendra Modi, within the upcoming Quad Summit in Tokyo on Would possibly 24.

Congratulating the Australian PM, PM Modi tweeted, “I look ahead to operating against strengthening our Complete Strategic Partnership and for shared priorities within the Indo-Pacific.’’

Congratulations @AlboMP for the victory of the Australian Hard work Birthday celebration, and your election because the Top Minister! I look ahead to operating against additional strengthening our Complete Strategic Partnership, and for shared priorities within the Indo-Pacific area.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) Would possibly 21, 2022

India and Australia are but to finalise the phrases of India Australia Financial Cooperation and Business Settlement (ECTA) the primary section of which used to be signed by way of the outgoing Morrison govt closing month.

“My imaginative and prescient is an Australia the place everybody has the chance to paintings and experience some great benefits of a task. However now not simply any job- excellent, well-paying jobs which can be secure and safe,’’ Albanese mentioned in his profitable observation.

” Australian electors, together with the Indian diaspora have freely and enthusiastically participated within the elections. Our shared dedication to democracy is the root of our sturdy partnership,’’ Ambassador Farell added.