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Canadian, Indian foreign ministers meet on sidelines of UN

Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Anita Anand met in New York.

Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Anita Anand / Drjaishankar/Facebook

A couple of months after they spoke on the phone, foreign ministers of India and Canada, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Anita Anand met on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

The two ministers held a wide range of discussions with their counterparts of other countries.

During their meeting, the ministers discussed strengthening Canada and India’s bilateral ties, following productive discussions between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, in June this year.

The ministers also agreed to advance shared priorities, including economic prosperity, security and global governance.

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The ministers acknowledged recent progress in the two countries’ relationship through the appointment of high commissioners in India and Canada.

Minister Anand noted that Canada’s high commissioners play a key role in promoting Canadian trade and investment, providing services to Canadians abroad and enabling dialogue between countries.

Minister Anand emphasised that Canada remains committed to supporting and growing the well-established commercial ties shared by Canada and India, including agricultural products, critical minerals and energy products.

The Indian Foreign Minister expressed the hope that he would greet his Canadian counterpart in India soon. There are speculations on social media that she may visit India next month.

 

 

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