The 14th Session of the India - Australia Joint Ministerial Commission convened in New Delhi on 29 January, 2013. The Commission was co-chaired by Shri Anand Sharma, Minister of Commerce, Industry and Textiles, India and the Dr. Craig Emerson MP, Australian Minister for Trade and Competitiveness and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Asian Century Policy.
The Ministers welcomed the positive momentum in the India-Australia relationship, based on shared values, converging interests and growth in economic links. The successful state visit to India by Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard in October 2012 underlined both countries` deep commitment to advance the Strategic Partnership agreed in November, 2009. The Minister for External Affairs, Shri Salman Khurshid, and the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Bob Carr, held the 8th Foreign Ministers’ Framework Dialogue on the 21st of January, 2013, to review the bilateral relations and build on the momentum achieved by Prime Minister Gillard’s visit. The two countries also met at Ministerial level to advance Agriculture, Energy, Education and Science & Technology links.
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