New Delhi, Oct. 13 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday welcomed Canada's new Foreign Minister Anita Anand on her first official visit after taking charge and said that India looks forward to advancing ties with Canada with a positive mindset, as was indicated by PM Modi during his meet with Canadian PM Carney earlier this year.

He made the remarks here in the national capital on Monday during the bilateral talks between the two leaders.

Jaishankar said, "India-Canada bilateral relations have been steadily progressing in the last few months. We are working to restore and reinvigorate the mechanisms necessary to advance our partnership. As Prime Minister Modi noted during his meeting with Prime Minister Carney in Kananaski...