Toronto, Oct. 1 -- After meeting external affairs minister S Jaishankar on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Monday, Canada's minister of foreign affairs Anita Anand said they "agreed to advance shared priorities."

A statement issued on Tuesday by Global Affairs Canada, the country's foreign ministry, said "agreed to advance shared priorities, including economic prosperity, security and global governance."

They also "discussed strengthening Canada and India's bilateral ties" building on the "productive discussions" between Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi at the G7 leaders' summit in Kananaskis in June this year.

"Minister Anand emphasised that Canada remains c...