Feb 18, 2018, 04.02 PM IST
Wah Taj
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday toured the Taj Mahal with his wife and children as he began a week-long visit to promote trade and investment with India.
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It's my second visit to Taj
Trudeau said that it was his second visit to Taj Mahal.
"About 35 years ago, when I was 11 years, I came to India on an official trip with my father (former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau 1968 to 1984). I had come down to see Agra from New Delhi to see the Taj Mahal," Trudeau recalled.
"For me to be present on an official trip while bringing my kids with me to share this is really special and being able to enjoy this as a dad with my kids is really nice," he added.
"About 35 years ago, when I was 11 years, I came to India on an official trip with my father (former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau 1968 to 1984). I had come down to see Agra from New Delhi to see the Taj Mahal," Trudeau recalled.
"For me to be present on an official trip while bringing my kids with me to share this is really special and being able to enjoy this as a dad with my kids is really nice," he added.
Reuters
Special protection
Braj Bhushan, the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) commandant of the Taj Mahal unit in Agra, termed Trudeau's visit as good and said that the Canadian leader and his family were accorded with special police protection.
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Promoting trade and investment
It was Trudeau's first visit to India since taking office in 2015. During his week-long visit,he will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and efforts to expand trade will dominate an agenda also covering energy, education and infrastructure.
Canada is home to more than 1.2 million Indians -- more than three percent of its population -- and Trudeau is joined by Sikh members of his cabinet for the visit.
Trade between Canada and India has doubled in the last decade to just over $8 billion in 2016, a figure which India's foreign ministry says "does not reflect true potential".
Canada is home to more than 1.2 million Indians -- more than three percent of its population -- and Trudeau is joined by Sikh members of his cabinet for the visit.
Trade between Canada and India has doubled in the last decade to just over $8 billion in 2016, a figure which India's foreign ministry says "does not reflect true potential".
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Family portrait
Trudeau was accompanied along with his wife Sophie Gregoire and his three children, Xavier, Ella-Grace, and Hadrien. Trudeau, his wife Sophie Gregoire and their three children posed for a family portrait before marvelling at the legendary marble monument frequently visited by foreign leaders during roadshows to India.
"Thank you for the wonderful visit to one of the most beautiful places in the world," he wrote on the visitor's book.
"Thank you for the wonderful visit to one of the most beautiful places in the world," he wrote on the visitor's book.
Reuters
Seems like he had a good time
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's message is seen in the visitor book after their visit to the Taj Mahal in Agra.
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