Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar
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Exterior Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has stated that he mentioned the “current state” of bilateral ties and the present world points together with his Canadian counterpart Melanie Joly, amidst a diplomatic row between the 2 nations over the killing of a Sikh separatist in Canada.
The 2 leaders met on the sidelines of the distinguished Munich Safety Convention in Germany.
The assembly comes amid bitterness in bilateral ties over the killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar on Canadian soil final 12 months.
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“Met my Canadian counterpart FM @melaniejoly on the sidelines of #MSC2024. Our dialog understandably targeted on the current state of our bilateral ties. Was additionally helpful to trade views on the worldwide scenario,” Mr. Jaishankar posted on X.
Ms. Joly additionally posted about her assembly with Jaishankar on X.
“At #MSC2024, @DrSJaishankar and I had a frank dialogue on Canada-India relations and the present world points, together with Russia’s unlawful invasion of Ukraine,” she wrote.
The ties between India and Canada got here below pressure following Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s allegations on September 18 of the “potential” involvement of Indian brokers within the killing of Nijjar on June 18 in British Columbia province. India had designated Nijjar as a terrorist in 2020.
India has rejected the Canadian authorities’s prices as “absurd and motivated.”
