Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit Canada in December to finalize a trade agreement, Prime Minister Mark Carney has confirmed.
“We’re making good progress in our trade negotiations with India,” Carney told reporters during an unrelated press briefing on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on Sept. 23.
“It is an exceptionally important relationship on many, many levels, people-to-people levels, security levels, and also trade and economic.”
Carney said he hopes to conclude the talks before this year’s G20 Summit, which will be held in Miami in mid-December.
“[Modi] will be visiting Canada around that time,” said Carney. “The precise date isn’t out but I very much look forward to hosting him.”…