Accompanying Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on his first-ever official visit to India are Foreign Affairs minister Lawrence Cannon, Minister for International Trade Stockwell Day and Parliamentary Secretary to Foreign Affairs Minister Deepak Obhrai.
Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon has postponed his official visit to India. The announcement about the postponement of his trip was made on the day he was scheduled to leave for India. His Communications Director, Catherine Loubier, told rediff.com, "Minister Cannon's March 2009 visit to India has been postponed due to scheduling difficulties. Canada looks forward to rescheduling the visit at the earliest mutually convenient opportunity."
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who is scheduled to visit India next week, will be accompanied by Foreign Affairs minister Lawrence Cannon, Minister for International Trade Stockwell Day and Parliamentary Secretary to Foreign Affairs Minister Deepak Obhrai. "Such a high powered delegation should speak volumes that we, our government, are laying all emphasis possible on our relations with India, solidifying our relations with India," said Obhrai.
A Toronto-based Kashmiri group, Peace and Justice Forum, quotes Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon as saying that Canada regularly presses India to respect Kashmiris' human rights.
Replying to a question in the House of Commons on Tuesday, Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon said: "Canada has not deviated from its approach that supports efforts by both India and Pakistan to resolve Kashmir and other issues through the composite dialogue process."
Candian Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon will arrive in India on March 13 to formally announce the opening of Canada's trade office in Kolkata, said sources.He might also meet Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh in New Delhi, but the date of the meeting has not yet been fixed. Cannon will be the fifth Canadian federal minister to visit India in the last seven weeks. The frequent visits by Canadian ministers to India are indicative of the deepening ties.
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