UK PM David Cameron meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Brisbane
UK's Prime Minister David Cameron told Prime Minister Narendra Modi today that relations with India tops the priorities of his country's foreign policy. The two leaders met in Brisbane today. They are in Australia for the G-20 summit beginning tomorrow.
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Mr Cameron told PM Modi that his vision is "very inspiring" and that "UK wants to partner in any way it can".
After the meeting the British PM told NDTV that he has invited Mr Modi to Britain. He also said, "India and Britain share a common approach on terrorism."
The two Prime Ministers were accompanied by officials during their meeting, which lasted 45 minutes. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval was present at the meeting. He is also scheduled to meet world leaders like Germany's Angela Merkel and France's Francois Hollande on the sidelines of the summit.
PM Modi landed in Brisbane this morning and reported in a tweet that it was "bright and sunny." He is the first Indian PM to visit Australia in 28 years and will go to three other cities - Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne.
Earlier today, the PM visited the Queensland University of Technology where he interacted with students, and posed for a selfie with them. Honouring Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first prime minister, on his 125th birth anniversary, he told students, "I am fortunate to be among children on Chacha Nehru's birthday."
PM Modi also wrote in Hindi on an Agricultural robot there. "Research is the mother of development," he wrote, ministry of external affairs spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin tweeted. The Agro Robot is a light weight machine that performs the functions of a large tractor, including weeding.
The G-20 summit, a gathering of 20 of the world's biggest developed and emerging economies, begins tomorrow. The group accounts for 80 per cent of world trade and 85 per cent of global economic production.
At the summit, PM Modi is expected to raise the issue of global cooperation against black money. He is also expected to voice his concern over "jobless growth,"stressing that economic growth should also create employment.
PM Modi will proceed to Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne between November 16 and November 18. In Sydney, Mr Modi will be feted at a reception at the Olympic Park where 16,000 Australian Indians are expected to gather. In Melbourne, he will address about 500 top Australian and Indian CEOs.
In Canberra, PM Modi will hold talks with Prime Minister Tony Abbott, who will also host a reception for Mr Modi at the iconic 161-year-old Melbourne Cricket Ground. The PM will address a joint sitting of Australia's Federal Parliament too.
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