Jaishankar and Anand back Modi Canada visit on Dec 11
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Jaishankar and Anand back Modi Canada visit on Dec 11

The Hindu·

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand in Atlanta on October 30. They agreed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's December visit to Canada will be another building block in ties. The Indian High Commission in Ottawa said Modi will visit on December 11 and 12. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has confirmed dates in Toronto and Ottawa.

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What It Means For You

  • Travellers and businesses watching India-Canada thaw now have December 11 and 12 locked as visit dates.
  • Officials said both sides will stay in close contact ahead of the trip.
  • Trade, technology and energy were among themes Anand raised during her earlier India visit this month.

What's Happening

  • The ministers met on the sidelines of the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Atlanta.
  • Jaishankar posted that they assessed steady growth in cooperation.
  • An official statement called the December visit another building block in an ambitious relationship.

Other G20 Sideline Meetings

  • Jaishankar also met foreign ministers from Argentina, Mexico, Brazil and Germany in Atlanta.
  • With Argentina's Pablo Quirno he discussed trade, critical minerals, defence and nuclear cooperation.
  • Carney said the Toronto and Ottawa stop may broaden if schedules allow.
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