The announcement comes on the heels of an earlier diplomatic incident, where the Speaker of the Canadian Senate, Raymonde Gagne, opted to skip the Presiding Officers' Summit of Parliaments of G20 nations in Delhi on October 12.
The confirmation regarding Justin Trudeau attending the G20 Summit virtually comes at a critical juncture, amid escalating diplomatic tensions between India and Canada.
Birla “underlined India's sovereignty and protested against bringing a proposal in the European Parliament on India’s internal issues,” as per a statement by his office on Saturday.
The two-day P20 summit, scheduled for October 13 and 14, will bring together parliamentary representatives from G20 countries and various stakeholders from across the globe.