New Delhi, April 18
Delhi BJP chief Satish Upadhyay along with party MLAs and other senior leaders were present at the technical Air Force base in Palam to welcome him.
“A special thanks to @pmharper — a fine host, a wonderful human being and a very dear friend,” Modi had tweeted before his departure from Vancouver yesterday.
“I leave Canada with immense satisfaction. This visit will further enhance India-Canada ties. A big thanks to the people of Canada,” he said in another tweet before heading home.
France was the first destination of his nine-day tour. An agreement was signed with France under which India will buy 36 Rafale fighter jets in flyaway condition from France and a decision was made to move ahead with the stalled Jaitapur nuclear project in Maharashtra.
In Germany, Modi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that a mechanism will be established to facilitate investment and business from Berlin. Modi’s final destination was Canada where he sealed a five-year deal on 3,000 metric tonnes of uranium supply to India from this year. — PTI