India, Oct. 15 -- Foreign Minister of Canada, Anita Anand, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday when they discussed ongoing efforts to strengthen bilateral ties and expand cooperation in areas of mutual interes.

They extended their discussins in areas that included trade, science and technology, defence, security, energy, education, people-to-people ties and multilateral cooperation.

Prime Minister emphasised the importance of sustaining the momentum in bilateral engagement and translating it into tangible outcomes, including through early conclusion of negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).

Prime Minister conveyed his warm greetings to Prime Minister Carney and said that he looked forward...