Tony Abbott welcomes PM Modi at G-20 Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was accorded a warm welcome by his Australian counterpart Tony Abbott upon his arrival at the Queensland Parliament for the G-20 Summit here on Saturday.

The duo not only shook hands, but also shared a warm hug while posing for shutterbugs.

Besides Prime Minister Modi, other world leaders, including U.S. President Barack Obama, British Prime Minister David Cameron, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and South Korean President Park Geun-hye were also welcomed by Abbott.

Earlier today, during his inaugural address at the G-20 Summit meeting here, Prime Minister Modi said that reforms should be people centric and people driven.

"Reform must be People-centric and People-driven. Reform has to be driven by the people....cannot be by stealth: PM @narendramodi to G-20 Summit on Reform processes," MEA spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin quoted Prime Minister Modi on twitter.

The Prime Minister Narendra also made a strong pitch for repatriation of unaccounted money stashed abroad as a key priority for India and linked the unaccounted money with security challenges, during his informal meeting with the BRICS leaders.

He met French President Francois Hollande and is expected to meet other G-20 leaders including US President Barack Obama over the weekend.

After the G-20 Summit, Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to travel to Sydney, where he will attend an Indian Diaspora community reception organized in his honour.

He will then travel to Australian capital Canberra to address a special joint sitting of the Australian Parliament on November 18. Prime Minister Modi will also address an Indian community event in Melbourne before travelling to Fiji.