“Opportunity to reset relations…” MEA on PM Modi’s upcoming visit to Canada for G7 Summit

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New Delhi, June 12, 2025 (ANI): Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on Thursday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney's forthcoming meeting will be an important opportunity for them to explore pathways to set or reset ties based on mutual respect, shared interests, and sensitivity to each other's concerns and exchange views on bilateral and global issues. While addressing a weekly media briefing on Thursday, Jaiswal stated that PM Modi is travelling to Canada after he received an invitation from Carney. He said that the phone call was an opportunity to reflect on India-Canada ties. India and Canada, he said are vibrant democracies, which are bound by shared democratic values, a steadfast commitment to the rule of law and very vibrant people-to-people ties.

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00:00As you are aware, our Prime Minister had received a call from the Canadian Prime Minister

00:04last week. During the call, Prime Minister Carney had invited the Prime Minister to attend the G7

00:13and as you are aware, the invitation has been accepted. It was also an occasion for the two

00:19Prime Ministers to talk about India or reflect on India-Canada relations and how do we take it

00:27forward. As you are aware, India-Canada are vibrant democracies which are bound by shared

00:35democratic values and a steadfast commitment to the rule of law and of course very vibrant

00:42people-to-people ties. We believe that the forthcoming meeting between the two leaders on the sidelines

00:48of the G7 summit in Kananaskis in Canada will offer an important opportunity for them to

01:00exchange views on bilateral and global issues and explore pathways to set or reset the relationship

01:08based on mutual respect, shared interests and sensitivity to each other's concerns. Our views

01:15on some of these have already been shared publicly in considerable detail. Now, a specific question

01:23that you asked, Shivam, responding to that, I would say that there are existing mechanisms

01:28between Indian and Canadian law enforcement agencies that have discussed issues of mutual security

01:36concern over a period of time, this engagement is likely to continue.

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