PM Modi hugs and welcomes Canadian PM Justin Trudeau at Rashtrapati Bhawan

PM Modi hugs and welcomes Canadian PM Justin Trudeau at Rashtrapati Bhawan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hugs Canadian PM Justin Trudeau as he reaches Rashtrapati Bhawan. PM Modi officially welcomed him along with his family.

Amid controversy over Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s wife Sophie Trudeau’s picture with convicted Khalistani terrorist, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Canadian counterpart on Friday.

PM also greeted Trudeau's wife and kids who seemed very pleased to meet him.

Ahead of the meet, PM Modi on Thursday in his much awaited tweet said  he looks forward to holding talks with his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau on Friday to further strengthen relations between the two nations.

"I look forward to meeting PM @JustinTrudeau tomorrow and holding talks on further strengthening India-Canada relations in all spheres. I appreciate his deep commitment to ties between our two countries," Modi tweeted.

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Prime Minister Modi not receiving Trudeau at the airport, a courtesy he extended to some world leaders in the past, had triggered speculation in Canada that it was a snub to him for the rising Sikh radicalism in that country.

However, government sources here had strongly rejected the speculation, insisting normal diplomatic protocol has been extended to Trudeau.

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