Kwatra said that the two leaders acknowledged that the partnership and cooperation have been a source of great strength in overcoming the recent difficulties and challenges in Sri Lanka.
"I have also appraised Prime Minister Modi of the extraordinary challenges that Sri Lanka has experienced in economic, social and political terms in the past year and of the reform measures I have spearheaded on a number of fronts in overcoming these challenges," the Sri Lankan President sai
Asked if the Chinese movement in the Indian Ocean came up during the bilateral talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe, the Foreign Secretary said, "We are neighbours. We have a long-standing and comprehensive relationship, and it is n
Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said that both India and Sri Lanka agreed to develop Trincomalee city in Sri Lanka as the regional hub during the talks as both sides laid emphasis on establishing high-grid connectivity between the two nations.
"Today, we have adopted a vision document for our economic partnership. The vision is to strengthen maritime, air, energy and people-to-people connectivity between the two peoples. The vision is to accelerate mutual cooperation in tourism, electricity, business, higher education, and skil
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that Sri Lanka has a special place in India's neighbourhood first policy and the security interests and development of the two countries are intertwined.
External Affairs S Jaishankar called on the Sri Lankan President yesterday and expressed confidence that his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi will strengthen the relationship between the two countries.
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday arrived in Delhi on a two-day official visit to India. Union Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs V Muraleedharan welcomed Wickremesinghe at the airport.
“This is a very important visit, it is a neighbouring country with whom we have very important relationship, we have multifaceted relations,” said Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Official Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi during MEA Weekly Briefing on Thursday.
India-Sri Lanka Joint Committee, which was established under MOU on Passenger Transportation by Sea, held a virtual meeting on July 14 and discussed the strengthening of connectivity and resumption of ferry services between the two countries.
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