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Anthony Albanese

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Australian PM Anthony Albanese praises Narendra Modi for taking extraordinary efforts to make his delegation feel welcome

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Mar 12, 2023, at 11:49 pm

#Anthony Albanese #NarendraModi #India #Australia

Ahmedabad: Australian PM Anthony Albanese on Saturday praised his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for making all efforts to make his delegates feel welcome in the country.

"Thank you to Prime Minister @narendramodi for the extraordinary effort to make my Australian delegation to feel welcome in India. Having the pleasure of hearing The Triffids and The Go Betweens on the sitar was unexpected and extremely touching," he tweeted.

Thank you to Prime Minister @narendramodi for the extraordinary effort to make my Australian delegation to feel welcome in India. Having the pleasure of hearing The Triffids and The Go Betweens on the sitar was unexpected and extremely touching. pic.twitter.com/TaNDCwHWBR
— Anthony Albanese (@AlboMP) March 11, 2023

The PM said he had visited India in 1991 as a backpacker.

" India has changed a lot since I was a backpacker here in 1991. But the warmth of the Indian people is as strong as ever," he said.

India has changed a lot since I was a backpacker here in 1991.

But the warmth of the Indian people is as strong as ever. pic.twitter.com/O9tVcGWT0j
— Anthony Albanese (@AlboMP) March 11, 2023

"We’ve forged a deeper connection between Australia and India, from education and culture to defence and trade," he said.

We’ve forged a deeper connection between Australia and India, from education and culture to defence and trade. pic.twitter.com/xBeAPllpsK
— Anthony Albanese (@AlboMP) March 12, 2023

Albanese visited India from Mar 8 to 11.

This was Prime Minister Albanese’s first visit to India in his current role.

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