Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Monday said that Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's visit to India marks a pivotal moment in furthering the already robust partnership between the two nations. He emphasized that this visit, being Dissanayake's first foreign trip to India after
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Monday said that during his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake extended an invitation to him to visit Sri Lanka, which was accepted, with dates yet to be finalised through diplomatic channels.
Leader of Opposition (LOP) in Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday wrote to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, urging him to take up the issue of arrest of Indian fisherfolks by Sri lankan authorities during the visit of island nation's President Anura Kumara Dissanay
The Sri Lankan President is on his first state visit to India. During his visit, Dissanayake discussed economic cooperation between the two neighbouring countries in the agriculture sector and tourism, among others.
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake met Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday and held talks on strengthening economic cooperation between the two nations.
Jaishankar further affirmed confidence that President Dissanayake's talks with Prime Minister Modi today will lead to greater cooperation between New Delhi and Colombo.
Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L Murugan welcomed Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Delhi for his three-day state visit to India.
Jaiswal noted that it will be President Dissanayake's first visit to India after the recently concluded presidential and parliamentary polls in Sri Lanka. Jaiswal said that Anura Kumara Dissanayake will participate in business event in Delhi.
Dissanayake will directly oversee key ministries, including Defence, Finance, Planning, and Digital Economy. Harini Amarasuriya was appointed as the Prime Minister of the new government.
The Left-leaning coalition won 159 seats in the 225-member parliament, according to the Sri Lanka election commission website as per the final results of the polls that were held on November 14.
Addressing a campaign rally of the NPP on November 11, President Dissanayake said that Sri Lanka will be transformed into a country free of poverty by his government.