Canadian PM Trudeau's Plane Fixed, Delegation Expected To Depart At Noon

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau is expected to depart from India with his delegation at noon after his plane was fixed.

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau is expected to depart from India with his delegation at noon after his plane was fixed.

Source : PTI

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would depart from India along with his delegation after the technical issue with the plane was resolved. "The plane has been cleared to fly. The Canadian delegation is expected to depart this afternoon," Mohammad Hussain, Press Secretary of Canada PMO told news agency ANI.

Trudeau, who was in New Delhi to attend the G20 Summit, had to extend his stay due to a technical snag in his plane. The Canadian delegation was supposed to leave after attending the event on Sunday.

While he was here at the summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed India's deep concern to the Canadian PM about extremist elements in Canada promoting secessionism, inciting violence against its diplomats, and endangering the Indian community. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said PM Modi,  in his talks with Trudeau on the sidelines of the G20 Summit, said that a relationship based on "mutual respect and trust" is essential for the development of ties between the countries.

The statement from the MEA stated, "The prime minister highlighted that India-Canada relations are anchored in shared democratic values, respect for the rule of law, and strong people-to-people ties. He expressed our deep concern about the anti-Indian activities of extremist elements in Canada. They are encouraging secessionism and inciting violence against Indian diplomats, causing damage to diplomatic facilities, and endangering the Indian community in Canada and their places of worship."

Responding to the questions on Khalistani extremism and 'foreign interference', Trudeau assured that there was no space for hatred and the country would always prevent violence. He said, "Both the issues came up. Over the years, with PM Modi, we have had many conversations on both of those issues. Canada will always defend freedom of expression, freedom of conscience, and freedom of peaceful protest and it is extremely important to us at the same time we are always there to prevent violence and to push back against hatred."