Australia on Tuesday expressed satisfaction with the security arrangements for the ongoing World Cup hockey tournament and the Commonwealth Games scheduled to be held in New Delhi in October.
“I am very pleased with the cooperation and coordination about security in the run-up to the Commonwealth Games,” Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said while addressing reporters.
“Of course, we have been very pleased with security arrangements both for the hockey World Cup and also recently for the Commonwealth Federation shooting competition,” Smith added.
Smith began his three-day trip to India with an inspection of the main stadium for the October 3-14 Commonwealth event which has been dogged by concern over possible militant attacks.
India has deployed thousands of security personnel for the 12-nation two-week hockey tournament which began Sunday in New Delhi.
Smith said he would meet his Indian counterpart S.M. Krishna and other officials to get up-to-date information on security for the Commonwealth Games, India’s biggest multi-sports event since 1982.
