Canadian PM Justin Trudeau's grounded plane issue resolved, departure from India today
New Delhi, September 12: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his delegation, who participated in the G20 Summit in Delhi over the weekend, are set to fly out of India later this afternoon, according to Canada's foreign ministry. This departure comes 48 hours after their initially scheduled leave time.
On Sunday evening, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's plane faced technical issues, leading to his return to his central Delhi hotel, where he awaited a replacement aircraft. While the second plane was expected to arrive at Delhi's Indira Gandhi airport later on Tuesday, the first one has since been repaired, and he is now ready to head back to his home country.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday arrived in India to attend the G20 Summit.
Trudeau at the conclusion of the two-day G20 Leaders' Summit emphasised that India is an important partner for Canada and we will continue to work towards it.
"We recognise India as an extraordinarily important economy in the world and an important partner for Canada on everything, from fighting climate change to creating growth and prosperity for citizens. There is always a lot of work to do and we will continue to do it," Trudeau said.
Prior to their discussion, the world leaders, including Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau paid a visit to Rajghat to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi on Sunday morning.
PM Modi on Saturday welcomed Trudeau along with his counterparts from Bangladesh, Australia, Canada and Mauritius among others at the Bharat Mandapam venue at Pragati Maidan where India is hosting the long G20 Summit. The two leaders shook hands and warmly greeted each other.
Earlier on Sunday, Trudeau highlighted the issue of Khalistani protests.
Trudeau said he had many conversations with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue of Khalistan extremism and "foreign interference”, and Ottawa would always defend freedom of expression, and at the same time would always be there to prevent violence.
He further emphasised that the “actions of the few” did not represent the entire community or Canada. The Canadian PM recently called India a key partner in the promotion of shared values of democracy.
- With inputs from agencies
