NEW DELHI, 12 February 2022, (TON): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said in Melbourne “Defence and security are key pillars of the partnership between India and Australia.
He held talks with Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton ahead of a crucial meeting of Quad foreign ministers.
Mr Jaishankar is in Australia on his first trip to the country as external affairs minister. He will co-chair with his Australian counterpart Marise Payne the 12th India-Australia foreign ministers' framework dialogue on February 12 besides attending the Quad meeting.
He said in a tweet "started the day with meeting Defence Minister Peter Dutton_MP. We followed up on the 2 2 discussions last year.”
He said "Defence and security are key pillars of the India-Australia partnership.”
Mr Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held the inaugural 'two-plus-two' talks with their Australian counterparts Marise Payne and Peter Dutton in New Delhi last year.
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