Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi The G-7 summit discussed a range of issues here, besides climate change, cooperation on COVID-19 and a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific region. Ukraine crisis, his office said on Tuesday. Modi and Trudeau met on Monday at Schloss Elmau, the picturesque site of the summit in southern Germany.
Prime Minister Trudeau’s office said in a statement that the leaders welcomed the growing trade ties between Canada and India, as well as the longstanding people-to-people ties between the two countries. “The prime ministers also discussed climate change and the environment, development of renewable energy sources, the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and cooperation in a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific region,” it said.
The two leaders exchanged views on important issues discussed in the G7, including pandemic response, resilient democracy and food security. They also discussed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the statement said. India, the US and several other world powers have been talking about the need to ensure a free, open and thriving Indo-Pacific region in the backdrop of China’s increasing military moves in the region.
The two Prime Ministers also discussed opportunities to enhance cooperation between Canada and India bilaterally and in the G20. Modi had said on Monday that he reviewed the full range of India-Canada relations during his fruitful meeting with Trudeau. Modi tweeted, ‘There is immense potential for increasing cooperation in areas like trade, culture and agriculture.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi had said that the two leaders discussed bilateral ties and agreed to expand people-to-people ties, including trade and economic ties, cooperation in security and counter-terrorism. A press release issued by the Ministry of External Affairs said that as leaders of strong democracies with shared values, they had a productive meeting.
“They also exchanged views on global and regional issues of mutual interest,” he said. This was the first individual bilateral meeting between the two leaders in four years.
Trudeau visited India In February 2018 during which he held bilateral talks with Modi. It was also the first meeting between the two leaders since Trudeau, who backed agitating farmers in India, said Canada would always defend the right to peaceful protest, and expressed concern over the situation.
His remarks angered India, which had summoned Canada’s High Commissioner in New Delhi and told him that such comments amounted to “unacceptable interference” in the country’s internal affairs and that if these actions continued, So there would be a “seriously damaging” impact on bilateral relations. , There is a large number of Indians in Canada, mostly from Punjab. In February 2021, Trudeau reached out to Prime Minister Modi and requested a shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from India, which sent a consignment of Kovidshield to Canada a month later.
Trudeau had lauded India and said that if the world manages to conquer COVID-19, it will be important because of India’s tremendous pharmaceutical potential and Prime Minister Modi’s leadership in sharing this potential with the world. Will happen. Bilateral trade stood at USD 12.4 billion in 2021. More than 600 Canadian companies are present in India, while Indian companies in Canada are active in the fields of information technology, natural resources, steel and banking. Negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership between the two sides resumed in April 2022.
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