PM Modi's Australia visit still on despite cancellation of the Quad leaders' meeting: Premier Albanese
The HinduPrime Minister Anthony Albanese on May 17 said that his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi would still travel next week to Australia despite the cancellation of the Quad leaders' meeting in Sydney and he is looking forward to welcoming him. The Australian premier was responding to a question on whether Prime Minister Modi will still come to Sydney after Albanese cancelled the Quad leaders' meeting in Sydney on May 24 as U.S. President Joe Biden postponed his visit to Australia to focus on crucial debt-ceiling talks to prevent a catastrophic federal default. Mr. Albanese, Mr. Modi, Mr. Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida were to attend the Quad Leaders’ Summit. Earlier in the day, Mr. Albanese said that Prime Minister Modi would certainly be a very welcome guest in Australia next week despite the cancellation of the Quad meeting.