The speaker thanks his Australian counterpart for Australia’s support to India on the events following the Pahalgam terror attack
He also congratulates Mr Milton Dick on his re-election as Speaker of Australiain House of Representatives
New Delhi; 15 May, 2025: Lok Sabha Speaker Mr Om Birla has congratulated Mr Milton Dick on his re-election as the Speaker of House of Representatives of Australia. During a telephonic conversation with Mr. Dick on Friday, Mr Birla said that “ I congratulate you on behalf of Parliament of India on your re-election as the Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives. My best wishes to you for your new tenure.”
On this occasion, Mr Birla thanked Mr Dick for Australia’s solidarity with India on Events following Pahalgam terror attack. He appreciated Australia’s support to India in the fight against terrorism. The world must speak in one voice to stamp out all forms of terrorism, wherever they exist, stressed Shri Birla during his conversation.
He recalled the friendship between Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese and expressed confidence that India-Australia bilateral relations will further deepen during this tenure of Mr. Albanese. Mr Birla said that India looks forward to welcoming Mr Anthony Albanese later this year for Quad and Bilateral Summits. He also hoped that during Speakership of Mr. Dick, India – Australia parliamentary cooperation would reach new heights and the relationship between the two countries would be further strengthened, including in multilateral forums.
