New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull ahead of a bilateral summit here on Monday.


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"Suprabhaat PM @TurnbullMalcolm! PM @narendramodi welcomes Prime Minister of Australia at Hyderabad House in Delhi," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Gopal Baglay tweeted.


Earlier on Monday, Turnbull was accorded a ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan here.


External Affair Minister Sushma Swaraj also called on the visiting dignitary.


The Autralian Prime Minister arrived here on Sunday on a four-day state visit to India.


This is Turnbull`s first bilateral visit to India since he assumed office in September 2015.


His predecessor Tony Abbott had visited India in September 2014 and this was followed by Prime Minister Modi`s visit to Australia in November that year.


A number of agreements are expected to be signed following Monday`s bilateral summit.