Ms Sharma welcomed all the suggestions made by the High Commissioner and said that Rajasthan as well is looking forward to a long term sustained relationship with Australia. Also present in the meeting were Ravi Kant, Principal Secretary, Investments and Naveen Jain, Principal Secretary, Planning, while the High Commissioner was accompanied by Jade Taylor, Second Secretary and Vandana Seth, Senior Research Officer.

Congratulating Usha Sharma on assuming the charge of Rajasthan's top administrative officer, the High Commissioner gave his best wishes to her for her future tenure.

A day earlier, the Australian High Commissioner also made a visit to BJP State president Satish Poonia and discussed plans of investment in Rajasthan.

The High Commissioner of Australia and the BJP State President held a detailed discussion about the immense potential in the fields of tourism, mining, education, medicine, sports, etc. and moving forward with each other's cooperation.

Accepting the invitation of the Australian High Commissioner to come to Australia, the BJP state president promised him that in the coming days he would conduct a dialogue programme with overseas Indians and overseas Rajasthanis in Australia so that development with mutual cooperation can take place.