VICTORIA, Jan 4 (NNN-PTI) – Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, on Friday, called off his visit to India later this month, due to the devastating bush-fire crisis in his country. News of the visit being called off came, after Morrison and his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, held a telephone conversation earlier in the day.
Massive fires have been ripping through swathes of Australia’s south-east for weeks, with fire fighters and volunteers struggling to bring them under control. The fires have killed at least 20 people and stranded holidaymakers, according to news reports.
A person familiar with the developments said, Morrison cancelled his Jan 13-16 visit as a consequence.
Earlier on Friday, Morrison, during a press conference in Bairnsdale, Victoria said, he was “inclined not to proceed with that visit (to India).”– NNN-PTI
