"If bigger countries violate..." Canada PM Justin Trudeau attacks India again
Justin Trudeau has reiterated his allegation that India violated the Vienna Convention after over 40 Canadian diplomats moved out amidst a diplomatic row between the two countries.
Responding to a media query on Saturday, Trudeau said that Canada wants to «work constructively» with India on the «serious matter» of the killing of Khalistterrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar on Canadian soil and said his country «will always stand up to the rule of law.»
He said, «We have been very, very clear that we want to work constructively with India on this very serious matter. From the very beginning, we shared the real allegations that we are deeply, deeply concerned about.
But we have reached out to the Indian government and to partners around the world to get to the bottom of this, and to take it seriously. „
“That's why we were so disappointed when India violated the Vienna Convention and arbitrarily revoked the diplomatic immunity of over 40 Canadian diplomats in India,» Trudeau said.
The Canadian Prime Minister was delivering his remarks at a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Sault Ste.
Marie in Ontario, to mark the launch of Canada's first community-wide smart energy grid on Saturday, where he also took questions on the India-Canada diplomatic standoff.
Speaking at the event, Trudeau further said that the US wants to see Canada moving its investigation forward on the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar and stressed that India needs to help in order to make it happen.
He said, «We also reached out to our friends and allies like the United States and others to work on this really serious violation of international law and of the sovereignty of a democracy.
This is something that we are taking very, very seriously. We will continue to work
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