Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, to discuss ways to build a stronger partnership between the two nations.
The two leaders reviewed the full spectrum of bilateral ties, reaffirming their commitment to strengthening cooperation in areas such as trade, energy, innovation, and people-to-people exchanges.
They welcomed the positive momentum in bilateral relations and noted the progress achieved since Carney's visit to India in March this year.
Modi and Carney highlighted the complementarities between the Indian and Canadian economies and underscored the importance of resilient and reliable supply chains for global energy and food security.
The leaders reviewed progress in economic cooperation, including commercial arrangements relating to LNG, LPG, and metallurgical coal, and expressed satisfaction over the progress in negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).
They also agreed to launch negotiations on a General Security of Information Agreement to deepen defence and security cooperation.
