Marise Payne Archives

Sri Lanka, Australia foreign ministers discuss enhancing cooperation Source:Colombopage Sept 21, Colombo: Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris met his Australian counterpart Marise Payne in New York and discussed avenues for enhanced cooperation on a wide spectrum of areas, a Foreign Ministry statement said. Foreign Minister Payne conveyed the warm greetings of the Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison to his Sri Lankan counterpart and stated that the Prime Minister is personally interested in the preparations for the upcoming celebrations to mark the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Minister Peiris referred to the experience of Australia in vocational education and expressed that Sri Lanka is very much interested in gaining assistance in this area. ...

The Hon. Scott Morrison MP Prime Minister Senator The Hon. Marise Payne Minister for Foreign Affairs Minister for Women The Hon. Paul Fletcher MP Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT 27 November 2019 AUSTRALIA TO RETURN HISTORIC INDIAN ARTEFACTS The Australian Government will return three culturally significant artefacts during the Prime Minister’s visit to India in January 2020. The artefacts, which were held by the National Gallery of Australia (Gallery), were purchased in good faith, but extensive research undertaken by the Gallery has led to its decision to voluntarily return these artefacts to India. The artefacts being returned are: Pair of door guardians (dvarapala) 15th Century, Tamil Nadu, India – (two works); and The serpent king (Nagaraja) 6th to 8th Century, Rajasthan or Madhya Pradesh, India. “Like India, we understand the value of our ancient cultures and artefacts,” the Prime Minister said. “The return of these ...