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Ram Nath Kovind arrives in Australia for talks
Updated On: 21 November, 2018 12:52 PM IST | Melbourne | PTI
Kovind is also expected to oversee the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Austrade and Invest India, apart from a mining research agreement and two university collaborations, according media reports
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Ram Nath Kovind
President Ram Nath Kovind arrived in Australia on Wednesday on a three-day visit, becoming the first-ever Indian head of state to visit the country. Kovind, who landed in Sydney from Vietnam along with his wife Savita Kovind on their second leg of two nation visit, will hold talks with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and discuss bilateral issues. He received a warm welcome on his arrival at Sydney, Kovind's official Twitter handle said in a tweet. Kovind is the first-ever President of India to pay a state visit to Australia, it said in another tweet.
During his three-day visit, he will attend the unveiling ceremony of a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Sydney's Parramatta suburb on Thursday to mark his 150th birth anniversary. He will also address the Indian diaspora and business community. In Melbourne on Friday, he will meet Victoria's governor Linda Dessau and leader of the opposition Bill Shorten. Kovind is also expected to oversee the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Austrade and Invest India, apart from a mining research agreement and two university collaborations, according media reports.
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