Manmohan Singh arrives in Toronto for G-20 Summit
By IANSSaturday, June 26, 2010
TORONTO - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived here Saturday for the G-20 Summit Sunday where he is to hold talks with his Canadian counterpart Stephen Harper and sign a bilateral nuclear cooperation pact on the lines India has with the US.
Dr. Singh, his wife, Gurharan Kaur and the Indian delegation accompanying him were received at the Lester B. Pearson Airport here by officials of the protocol department of the Canadian Government and India’s High Commissioner to Canada Shashishekhar Madhukar Gavai, besides others.
Four personnel of the Canadian Mounted Police (CMP) marched up to Air India One with the flags of Canada and India to welcome the Indian Prime Minister and officials accompanying him.
Dr. Singh has a hectic schedule ahead of him. This afternoon, he will have bilateral meetings with British Prime Minister David Cameroon and French President Nicholas Sarkozy.
This will be followed by a ceremonial welcome for G-20 leaders.
On Sunday, Dr. Singh will take part in the plenary sessions of the G-20 and other related activities. He will also have bilateral meetings with US President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan.
He also expected to visit the memorial set up for victims of the June 1985 Air India crash, where he will lay a wreath.
The Indian delegation will leave Toronto on Monday for Frankfurt en-route to New Delhi. By Ashok Dixit (ANI)
