India – Australia sign 6 pacts during PM Turnbull’s India visit
April 10, 2017
New Delhi: India and Australia today inked six pacts including one aimed at boosting counter-terrorism cooperation after talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull here.
The two leaders held comprehensive discussions on bilateral, regional and international issues of mutual interest and concern.
At a joint press event with Turnbull, Modi said they reviewed the entire gamut of ties and took many “forward looking” decisions including one on early holding of the next round of talks on comprehensive economic cooperation agreement.
Emphasising on peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region, Modi said challenges like terrorism and cyber security require global strategy and solutions.
The two sides inked a pact to boost counter-terrorism cooperation which was signed between the Ministry of Home Affairs and its counterpart Australian ministry.
While Modi noted that Australia was ready to supply uranium to India, Turnbull said his government was looking forward to exporting uranium to India “as soon as possible”.
Turnbull arrived yesterday on a four-day visit, his first to the country after assuming office in 2015.
| Sl.No.. | Name of the Agreement/Announcement | Australian Signatory | Indian Signatory |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1. |
MoU on Cooperation in Combatting International Terrorism and Transnational Organized Crime | Australian High Commissioner to India ( Ms. Harinder Sidhu) |
Home Secretary (Mr.Rajiv Mehrishi) |
|
2. |
MoU for Promotion and Development of Cooperation in Civil Aviation Security | Australian High Commissioner to India (Ms. Harinder Sidhu) |
Secretary (East) (Ms. Preeti Saran) |
|
3. |
MoU on Cooperation in the field of Environment, Climate and Wildlife. | Australian High Commissioner to India (Ms. Harinder Sidhu) |
Secretary (East) (Ms. Preeti Saran) |
|
4. |
MoU on Cooperation in Sports. | CEO, Sports Commission of Australia (Ms. Kate Palmer) |
High Commissioner of India to Australia (Dr. Ajay Gondane) |
|
5. |
MoU on Cooperation in the field of Health and Medicine. | Australian High Commissioner to India (Ms. Harinder Sidhu) |
High Commissioner of India to Australia (Dr. Ajay Gondane) |
|
6. |
Implementation arrangement between ISRO and Geoscience Australia on Cooperation in Earth Observation and Satellite Navigation. | Australian High Commissioner to India (Ms. Harinder Sidhu) |
High Commissioner of India to Australia (Dr. Ajay Gondane) |
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