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Amid the ongoing tensions between India and Canada over the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the Foreign Minister of Canada, Melanie Joly, has said that she is in close contact with her Indian counterpart, S Jaishankar, adding that it is a difficult moment in the relationship between the two nations that has spanned decades.

Joly, who held a news conference on Thursday to discuss her participation in the recent G7 foreign ministers' meeting in Tokyo, spoke about Canada's diplomatic standoff with India, especially at a time when relations between the two countries remain strained.

She said, "When it comes to India, I have mentioned it many times...I am in close contact with my counterpart, S Jaishankar, and we know this is a difficult moment in a relationship that spanned decades, so therefore I am confident that we will be able to get through this difficult period, as we know that we have many interests also that we can work together in common."

She further highlighted Canada withdrawing its 41 diplomats from India and said that they had to leave India because their immunities were taken back.

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"Of course we talk about our relationship within the Indo-Pacific with all our friends and like-minded...and of course...we are preoccupied by Induia's decision to get rid of the diplomatic immunities of 41 of our Canadian diplomats which put their safety at risk," she said.

"And, we are happy to see that there is clear language in the declaration (G7 declaration) reaffirming the importance of the Vienna Convention and the diplomatic immunities that are part of this," she added.