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Bengaluru, Nov 12 (PTI): Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett would address the inaugural session of the Bengaluru Tech Summit (BTS)-2021 scheduled here from November 17 to 19, a Karnataka Minister said on Friday.
“One of the key features of the BTS-2021 this time is the address by the Prime Minister of Israel Naftali Bennett and the Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison on the inaugural day,” Dr C N Ashwath Narayan, Minister for IT-BT and Skill Development and Technology, told reporters here.
“Australian Consul-General for South India Sarah Kirlew who attended an event virtually on "Growing GIA Partnerships at BTS-2021" on Friday announced that Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison will lead Australia’s delegation to the BTS-2021,” said the Minister.
According to Narayan, the mutual participation of Karnataka and Australia through BTS-2021 and Sydney Dialogue has been arranged.
As part of it, the Sydney Dialogue sessions would also be held from November 17 to 19 and be streamed on the BTS platform and vice-versa.
He further said the events would also cover QUAD space collaboration and foreign ministers of both India and Australia would address on the impact of tech on democracy.