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Justin Trudeau embarks on India visit
Updated : Feb 17, 2018, 08:39 PM IST
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday arrived in New Delhi for his first visit to India. He is accompanied by wife Sophie and kids Xavier, Ella-Grace, and three-year-old Hadrien.
When the Canadian first family arrived in New Delhi, they came out the plane and joined hands in Namaste to greet the Indian officials and the media at the airport.
Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives in India with his family pic.twitter.com/a3kAtuoDrZ
— ANI (@ANI) February 17, 2018
While walking down the staircase when mother Sophie offered assistance to the little Trudeau, the young one rejected help and walked down on his own.
#WATCH Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in Delhi with his family for a week-long visit to India pic.twitter.com/swiAyKZHMN
— ANI (@ANI) February 17, 2018
Canadian PM was greeted by Minister of State for Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. While Hadrien's elder siblings were following their parents' lead, little Trudeau was more than happy to hold the bouquet of flowers and strut around.
Justin Trudeau's official photographer Adam Scotti shared the images of the happy kid.
Flowers for Hadrien on arrival in India with @JustinTrudeau pic.twitter.com/p81JkFAN6I
— Adam Scotti (@AdamScotti) February 17, 2018
Social media had some reactions -
Little Hadrien isn't interested in greeting, he just wants to walk around with flowers so cute https://t.co/Ywob6XFz2A
— Tracy make media credible again Vinet (@thevinetway) February 17, 2018
Hadrien!
— Suresh Devsahai (@sureshdevsahai1) February 17, 2018
So Cute https://t.co/m2HSTbHSB8
Somebody needs to paint this. Gorgeous capture @AdamScotti!
— Tiffany Jean Gooch (@goocht) February 17, 2018
The Canadian Prime Minister took to Twitter on Friday and said his seven-day visit will be focused on job creation and strengthening ties between the two nations.
"Wheels up for India and a busy visit, focused on creating good jobs and strengthening the deep connection between the people of our two countries," he tweeted.
Wheels up for India and a busy visit, focused on creating good jobs and strengthening the deep connection between the people of our two countries. pic.twitter.com/Jg6UmL9y4S
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) February 16, 2018
On Thursday, a government delegation from Canada paid a visit to the Golden Temple in Amritsar ahead of Trudeau's visit.
Canadian Prime Minister will visit the Golden Temple on February 21.
The visit, which includes stops in Agra, Amritsar, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, and New Delhi, will provide an opportunity for Trudeau to connect with the Indian leaders in government and business, promote empowerment of women and girls, and strengthen Canada and India's close economic ties.
The prime ministers will reaffirm the close friendship between the two countries, and discuss ways to further deepen bilateral cooperation.
Trudeau will also participate in several business roundtables to promote further trade and investment between Canada and India, as Canada works closely with Indian leaders to advance economic opportunities in both countries.
While in India, Trudeau will engage with youth and visit several landmarks, including the Taj Mahal, the Jama Masjid, and Swaminarayan Akshardham.
Hadrien is in India for seven days, while his parents will be busy with the diplomacies, he might just win the social media in that time with is cuteness.
(With agencies input)