PM Modi to arrive in Canada on Wednesday

April 15, 2015 00:46

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Canada on Wednesday for a three-day visit aiming to secure a deal for import of uranium, invite investments and improving visa facilities for Indo-Canadians.

On the third and final leg of his three-nation tour that also took him to France and Germany, Modi will travel to Canada, marking the first standalone visit to the country by an Indian prime minister in over 42 years.

Modi will hold talks with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on a wide range of issues, including nuclear energy, trade and investment.

India sees Canada as an important partner in fulfilling its developmental needs and expects the visit to impart new vigour in bilateral relations.

Modi will also address the Indian diaspora in a "Madison Square-like" event here. He will also visit a memorial set up for the 1985 Kanishka air crash victims in Toronto as also Laxmi Narayan Temple in Vancouver.

Canada's Cameco Corp, one of the world's biggest uranium producers, has been holding talks with Indian government officials for a long term supply arrangement.

Modi's visit will be the first to Canada by an Indian prime minister since Indira Gandhi stopped by in 1973 when Pierre Trudeau was Canada's prime minister.

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