During the telephonic conversation, Modi invited Trudeau to pay an official visit to India which he accepted with pleasure. The two leaders also agreed to meet on the margins of the upcoming G-20 Summit in Turkey and COP Summit in France.
Modi warmly congratulated Trudeau for leading the Liberal Party to victory in the recently-held elections and wished him success in his new responsibilities to lead Canada on the path of progress and prosperity.
Noting that India-Canada relations are anchored in a common framework of democracy, pluralism, rule of law and close people-to-people relations, Modi said India attaches high priority to deepening and further expanding its strategic partnership with that country.
Trudeau thanked Modi for the felicitations and expressed his strong desire to work closely with him to further strengthen the relationship and make progress in all areas of cooperation, including political, economical and security.
Earlier, Modi wrote a letter to Trudeau, saying that India-Canada partnership is blessed with enormous potential for mutually beneficial bilateral cooperation across a wide range of areas and can help shape a more peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world.
"I look forward to working closely with you to further expand and deepen the relationship between our two countries in the years ahead," he said.
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