Look forward to meeting Canadian Prime Minister @JustinTrudeau in Amritsar on Wednesday. I’m hopeful that this meet… https://t.co/h3LTwWgHFe — Capt.Amarinder Singh (@capt_amarinder) 1519042089000

NEW DELHI: Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday confirmed that he will meet Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on February 21, when the latter visits Amritsar.He also expressed the hope that the meeting would strengthen the "close Indo-Canadian business ties as well as the deep-rooted people-to-people relations."The tweet from the CM echoes his remarks from a few days ago, when Singh had said he would be "happy" to welcome Trudeau and hold "meaningful talks" with him.Singh had made the statement after it was reported that two Sikh ministers in the Canadian PM's cabinet had dissociated themselves from Khalistani separatists.Earlier this month, too, the CM had said that while he had no problem meeting Trudeau, there were some ministers in his cabinet he would not meet because they "have negative views regarding Punjab".He has previously refused to meet Canada's defence minister Harjit Sajjan , calling him "Khalistani sympathiser".Trudeau, who arrived in India on Saturday, is on a week-long state visit to the country. He is scheduled to visit the Golden Temple on February 21.