New Delhi: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who is on a visit to India, on Friday said that India and Australia are competing on the cricket field to be the world's best but together the two nations are building a better world. “We are competing on the cricket field to be the world's best but together we are building a better world,” Australian PM Anthony Albanese said as quoted by the news agency ANI.
Speaking at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in Delhi Albanese said that India and Australia are partners and are building that partnership even stronger each and every day. “I thank PM Modi for a very warm welcome here. Australia & India are great friends. We are partners and we are building that partnership even stronger each and every day.” Anthony Albanese said.
Anthony Albanese was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhawan in Delhi on Friday. He also paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat in Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Australian PM graced the fourth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Ahmedabad on Thursday to celebrate '75 years of friendship' between both countries.
A special coin, minted to mark the occasion, was used at the toss. The Prime Ministers also took a lap around the stadium on a specially designed chariot to mark the occasion. The Australian PM also met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday.