Australia Minister for Resources to visit India to bolster ties in the resources sector
New Delhi: Australia’s Minister for Resources and Northern Australia, Senator Matthew Canavan, will visit India from 26-29 Aug, said its High Commission in India.
Australia’s High Commissioner to India, Harinder Sidhu, has welcomed the announcement saying: “Australia is a natural partner for India in the resources sector. The resources and METS (Mining Equipment, Technology and Services) sectors are a priority under the India Economic Strategy. Australia’s comparative advantage in these sectors and the opportunities that India’s growth trajectory presents are highly complementary.”
“Minister Canavan will also showcase the opportunities for Indian engagement and investment in Northern Australia. The Minister’s visit is the first to India since the re-election of the Morrison Government. He is visiting at a time when both the Australian and Indian Governments have returned with a renewed sense of vigour for the relationship,” Sidhu said.
The Minister will travel to three-Indian cities – Kolkata, Delhi and Mumbai – where he will meet with ministerial counterparts and resource industry leaders.
In Delhi, Minister Canavan will meet Minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal; Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Mines and Coal Pralhad Joshi and Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan to discuss the strengths and potential of Australia’s resources sectors and explore emerging opportunities to support India’s need for minerals critical to its economic, defence and space capabilities.
The Minister will call upon Minister of Finance & Excise, Commerce & Industries, Government of West Bengal Amit Mitra in Kolkata, and meet with business leaders in Mumbai.
India is Australia’s fourth largest export market, and a key destination for Australian coal and copper.
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