Jaishankar will be part of the outreach session of the assembly for G7 companions in Ontario on the invitation of his Canadian counterpart Anita Anand, the Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA) stated on Tuesday.
“The exterior affairs minister's participation within the G7 overseas ministers' assembly displays India's continued dedication to working with worldwide companions in addressing international challenges and bolstering the voice of the World South in worldwide fora,” it stated.
Jaishankar can be anticipated to carry bilateral conferences on the sidelines of the G7 assembly together with with Anand.
The outreach associate nations that Canada has invited for the G7 assembly embrace Australia, Brazil, India, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, South Korea, South Africa and Ukraine.
Canada final week stated the G7 gathering will talk about urgent international financial and safety challenges, together with maritime safety and prosperity, financial resilience, vitality safety and demanding minerals. Jaishankar's journey to Canada comes a month after Anand visited India throughout which each side unveiled an formidable roadmap to spice up ties in areas of commerce, essential minerals and vitality. Of their assembly, the 2 overseas ministers had agreed to begin ministerial-level discussions on bilateral commerce and funding at an early date contemplating the worldwide financial realities and one another's “strategic priorities”.
The India-Canada relations hit all-time low following then Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's allegations in 2023 of a possible Indian hyperlink to the killing of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
India had dismissed Trudeau's accusation as “absurd”.
In October final 12 months, India recalled its excessive commissioner and 5 different diplomats after Ottawa tried to hyperlink them to the Nijjar case. India additionally expelled an equal variety of Canadian diplomats.
Nonetheless, Liberal Social gathering chief Mark Carney's victory within the parliamentary election in April helped in starting the method to reset relations.
Each side have already posted their excessive commissioners in one another's capitals.
