India, Oct. 12 -- Canada wants to "deepen economic cooperation" with India, the country's foreign ministry said even as it's Minister of International Trade Maninder Sidhu spoke with Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Saturday.

In a readout of that call, Global Affairs Canada, the country's foreign ministry said that Sidhu "highlighted the renewal of the Canada-India bilateral relationship and Canada's work to deepen economic cooperation and advance shared priorities, including food security, energy transformation and supply chain resiliency".

That was echoed by Sidhu in a post on X, as he said the intent was "to advance discussions on deepening economic engagement and increasing connectivity between Canada and India".

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