The Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and Defence Minister Richard Marles, along with the Foreign Affairs Minister of Australia Penny Wong, will travel to India today to attend the second India-Australia 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue in New Delhi.
The inaugural India-Australia 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue was held on September 11, 2021, in New Delhi pursuant to the elevation of the Strategic Partnership to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership during the first Virtual Summit held on June 4, 2020.
Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles will watch the Cricket World Cup Final between India and Australia in Gujarat's Ahmedabad on November 19.
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong stated, "We call for humanitarian pauses on hostilities, so food, water, medicine, and other essential assistance can reach people in desperate need, and so civilians can get to safety."
Four Australian army aircrew members have been declared dead after the helicopter they were on board, crashed into the sea on Friday, CNN reported on Monday citing Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles.
Officials from the two countries on Saturday met in Brisbane, Australia for the 33rd Australia-US Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN). The US delegation was led by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin, Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The Australian delegation included Deputy Prime Minister
During the visit, Al Hashimy met with Richard Marles, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence of Australia, to discuss ways to strengthen advanced relations between the two countries, review ways to elevate ties, and develop investment and economic opportunities.
Conducted by a former foreign minister and defence chief, the review said Australia is facing a "radically different" strategic environment, including a military build-up by China, which is "the largest and most ambitious of any country since the end of the (World War II)."
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday held a telephonic conversation with Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles to strengthen defence cooperation between the two countries, according to a press communique of the Defence Ministry.