New Delhi, Jan 22 (PTI) Canadian Prime Minister JustinTrudeau will arrive in India next month for a seven-day visitaimed at strengthening the bilateral strategic partnership inthe key areas of counter-terrorism, energy and trade.
Trudeau is visiting India from February 17-23 at theinvitation of his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, theexternal affairs ministry said in a statement.
Cooperation in security and counter-terrorism as well asexchange of views on global and regional issues of mutualinterest will form important components of the visit, theministry said.
"The visit is aimed at further strengthening bilateralrelations between the two countries in key areas of mutualinterest including trade and investment, energy, science andinnovation, higher education, infrastructure development,skill development and space," the MEA said.
Canada is one of the uranium suppliers to India and thetwo nations also have a nuclear cooperation pact in place.
India and Canada share a strategic partnershipunderpinned by the values of democracy, pluralism, equalityfor all and rule of law, the ministry said.
Strong people-to-people contacts and the presence of alarge Indian Diaspora in Canada provide a strong foundationfor the relationship, it said.
Canada is home to over 1.2 million Persons of IndianOrigin (PIO) who comprise more than 3 per cent of itspopulation.
Modi had made a bilateral visit to Canada in April 2015.
The last visit of a Canadian prime minister to India was inNovember 2012 when Stephen Harper had made a trip to thecountry. PTI PR ASKASK.
This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.