AIYD meets Australian Foreign Affairs Minister

AIYD meets Australian Foreign Affairs Minister

On 14 April 2015, the Foreign Affairs Minister of Australia, The Hon. Julie Bishop MP, addressed an audience at St. Stephen’s College in New Delhi about the benefits of people-to-people relationships at a youth level. Ms. Bishop spoke about the launch of the Australian Government’s New Colombo Plan in India and mentioned that hundreds of University students will now have the opportunity to take part in structure exchange programs and internships in other parts of the region, including India.

 

14 April 2015, New Delhi, India; The Hon. Julie Bishop, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs mingles with representatives of the Australia-India Youth Dialogue after addressing the student body at St StephenÕs College, Delhi University, to promote Australian education and the New Colombo Plan during her visit to India to promote trade and investment opportunities for Australia. Picture by Graham Crouch/DFAT

 

After the formal presentations, Ms. Bishop met with AIYD alumni and steering committee members and extolled the virtues of programs such as AIYD in the context of the Australia-India relationship.