Canberra: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar received a warm ‘Tiranga welcome’ on his visit to Australia as India’s tricolour lit the country’s old Parliament House here.
After concluding his first-ever visit to New Zealand, Jaishankar was given a “Tiranga welcome” in the Australian capital on Sunday.
Speaking at a joint press conference here on Monday along with his Australian counterpart Penny Wong, Jaishankar said, “Thank you very much and let me begin by, first of all, thanking you really for a very nice welcome because when I came to Canberra yesterday, I saw the old Parliament building lit up in our national colours.
” Calling it a “warm gesture” and recalling Australia’s participation in the celebration of India’s 75th Independence, he said, “And it wasn’t a one-off. Because, as we celebrated our 75th anniversary of Independence, in fact, we saw that in Australia, across the country at different iconic sites, you celebrated along with us, and I was particularly struck by the image of the Sydney Opera House in our tricolour. So, I think it was a good gesture that spoke of a very warm sentiment, I appreciate that.” Taking to Twitter, he wrote, “Arrived in Canberra to a Tiranga welcome. So happy to see the old Parliament House of Australia in our national colours,”.
