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Richard Marles
Image: S Jaishankar Twitter page

S Jaishankar meets Australian Deputy PM Richard Marles, gifts him cricket bat signed by Virat Kohli

| @indiablooms | Oct 11, 2022, at 09:25 pm

Canberra: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has presented Australian Deputy PM  Richard Marles a cricket bat signed by Indian cricketer Virat Kohli.

After his interaction with the Indian minister, Marles tweeted: " A pleasure to host

@DrSJaishankar
here in Canberra. There are many things which bind us, including our love of cricket.Today, he surprised me with a signed bat from cricket legend @imVkohli."

Jaishankar said he exchanged views on regional and global security with the Australian minister.

"Pleased to meet DPM and Defence Minister of Australia @RichardMarlesMP .Exchanged views on regional and global security. Our growing defence and security cooperation ensures a peaceful, prosperous and rules based Indo-Pacific," he said.

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