Canberra, June 22: External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee arrived here Sunday for a two day visit. India and Australia will review the entire gamut of bilateral ties, including greater cooperation in the energy and minerals` sector. The two countries are also expected to sign two key treaties to cement their growing relations during the visit. Mukherjee, will hold talks with his Australian counterpart Stephen Smith on Monday under the second round of the framework dialogue and call on Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, official sources told here. An extradition treaty and a pact on mutual legal assistance to aid in any criminal cases are expected to be signed between the two sides tomorrow, Deputy High Commissioner of India, Vinod Kumar, said. Mukherjee`s visit to Australia is the first by him amid the political turmoil back home due to the Indo-US nuclear deal. This will also be the seventh high-level visit from India to Australia this year.
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