Canadian PM expected to visit India this year

IANS  |  New Delhi 

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to make a state visit to later this year, India's High Commissioner-designate to Vikas Swarup said here on Saturday.

"We expect the Canadian Prime Minister to visit sometime later this year," Swarup, who served as the spokesperson of the External Affairs Ministry, said on the occasion of his farewell party.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited in April 2015 during which inked a multi-million-dollar deal for uranium to power its civilian nuclear programme for five years and also inked 13 agreements, including on skill development, following talks with then Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

Modi's was the first Indian prime ministerial visit to in 42 years.

Justin Trudeau, the son of former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, assumed office in November 2015.

Of Canada's population of over 35 million, around 1.3 million people are of Indian origin.

--IANS

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Canadian PM expected to visit India this year

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to make a state visit to India later this year, India's High Commissioner-designate to Canada Vikas Swarup said here on Saturday.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to make a state visit to later this year, India's High Commissioner-designate to Vikas Swarup said here on Saturday.

"We expect the Canadian Prime Minister to visit sometime later this year," Swarup, who served as the spokesperson of the External Affairs Ministry, said on the occasion of his farewell party.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited in April 2015 during which inked a multi-million-dollar deal for uranium to power its civilian nuclear programme for five years and also inked 13 agreements, including on skill development, following talks with then Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

Modi's was the first Indian prime ministerial visit to in 42 years.

Justin Trudeau, the son of former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, assumed office in November 2015.

Of Canada's population of over 35 million, around 1.3 million people are of Indian origin.

--IANS

ab/vm

(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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