Sri Lanka, June 18 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi today (18), held a series of significant bilateral meetings with the leaders of South Korea, Mexico, South Africa, and Australia on the sidelines of the G7 Summit.

This marks Mr Modi's first visit to Canada in a decade.

Prime Minister Modi's engagement included a "pull-aside" meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung.

According to Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, the leaders reaffirmed their commitment to deepening the India-South Korea Special Strategic Partnership.

They explored new avenues for cooperation in areas such as trade, economy, critical and emerging technologies, green hydrogen, shipbuilding, culture, and people-to-people exchanges, also ...