Toronto, Oct. 2 -- After meeting external affairs minister S Jaishankar on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Monday, Canada's minister of foreign affairs Anita Anand said they "agreed to advance shared priorities." A statement issued on Tuesday by Global Affairs Canada, the country's foreign ministry, said "agreed to advance shared priorities, including economic prosperity, security and global governance." They also "discussed strengthening Canada and India's bilateral ties" building on the "productive discussions" between Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi at the G7 leaders' summit in Kananaskis in June this year. "Minister Anand emphasised that Canada remains committed to supporting and growing the well-established commercial ties shared by Canada and India, including agricultural products, critical minerals and energy products," the statement added. The readout also said the ministers "acknowledged recent progress in the two countries' relationship through the appointment of high commissioners in India and Canada." Anand noted that Canada's high commissioners play a key role in promoting Canadian trade and investment, providing services to Canadians abroad and enabling dialogue between countries. Anand is expected to visit India in the second half of October, on a trip that will include stops in China and Singapore. In a post on X on Monday, Jaishankar said they had a "good meeting". "The appointment of high commissioners is welcome as we rebuild ties. Discussed further steps in that regard today. Look forward to welcoming FM Anand in India," he added. Both high commissioners have assumed office: India's Dinesh Patnaik in Ottawa, and Canada's Christopher Cooter in New Delhi. Vina Nadjibulla, vice-president, research and strategy at the Asia-Pacific Foundation of Canada, said there's been progress on the political and law enforcement and security tracks as evidenced by bilateral engagements....