Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand meets PM Modi
India and Canada unveiled a roadmap to reset their relations and agreed to resume trade and investment talks as Canadian foreign minister Anita Anand met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and external affairs minister S Jaishankar on Monday to normalise ties hit by the row over the killing of a Khalistani separatist two years ago.
The talks between the two foreign ministers were a follow-up to a meeting between Modi and his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney in June, when the two sides agreed on steps to restore stability to bilateral ties after a prolonged diplomatic spat, and several other meetings between officials in recent weeks.
Modi said on social media that he and Anand discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in trade, technology, energy, agriculture and people-to-people exchanges for mutual prosperity. According to an Indian readout, Modi said her visit will contribute to efforts to impart new momentum to the bilateral partnership.
Modi recalled his June visit to Canada for the G7 Summit, when he held an “extremely productive meeting” with Carney. He also conveyed his wishes to Carney and said that he looked forward to their upcoming engagements.
Anand said on social media that India and Canada are building on the momentum of Carney’s meeting with Modi and elevating their relationship while “maintaining our law enforcement and security dialogue and expanding our economic relationship”.