Australian PM on a three-day visit to Mumbai and New Delhi
Australian PM Tony Abbott. (Photo: AFP)
Canberra: Australia’s Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Wednesday that he will sign a uranium export deal with India for peaceful power generation this week, but added that exports of the nuclear fuel to Russia have been banned until further notice.
Abbott told Parliament he would sign a nuclear cooperation agreement with newly elected Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a three-day visit to Mumbai and New Delhi which officially starts Thursday.
“My hope is to deepen the friendship between Australia and India at a time of renewed optimism in India under the new government of Prime Minister Modi,” Abbot told Parliament ahead of his first visit to India as prime minister.
Abbott to meet Sachin today
The Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott will be meeting iconic cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on Thursday in Mumbai, from where he will be starting his three-day state visit to India.
Abbott will be meeting the legendary cricketer along with Aussie cricketing greats Adam Gilchrist and Brett Lee, reflecting the strong cricket connections India and Australia share, joint secretary (south) in external affairs ministry Sanjay Bhattaharyya said.
( Source : AP )
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