Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a visionary leader and lauded him for playing a “constructive and very positive role in these very difficult times”.

Morrison thanked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for extending an invite for the virtual bilateral meet and said that PM Modi’s leadership is laudable not just within India but “broadly throughout the G20 and the Indo-Pacific”. Morrison’s comments came during his first-ever virtual bilateral summit with PM Modi on Thursday. He commended the India on its leadership on taking Chair of WHO’s executive board.

“This is a very important time to be chairing that board and I have no doubt that India’s leadership will be critical in dealing with difficult problems globally particularly in the health area,” he said.