Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Reuters
Ottawa, September 28
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday he was sure US Secretary of State Antony Blinken would raise the murder of a Sikh separatist leader with his Indian counterpart when the two meet later in the day.
Trudeau made his remarks to reporters in Quebec, 10 days after he announced Canada suspected Indian government agents were linked to the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, which took place in the province of British Columbia in June.
Blinken is due to meet Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Thursday. Asked directly whether Blinken would bring up the case, Trudeau replied: "The Americans will certainly discuss this matter with the Indian government." India has dismissed Canada's allegations as absurd.
Jaishankar though said on Tuesday that New Delhi has told Canada it was open to looking into
any "specific" or "relevant" information it provides on the killing.
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