Sri Lanka's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Arun Hemachandra on Saturday said that the Mitra Vibhushana award conferred upon Prime Minister Narendra Modi marks a significant milestone in the bilateral ties between India and Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Arun Hemachandra, on Saturday expressed confidence that relations between New Delhi and Colombo will continue to strengthen in the near future.
PM Modi is on a State visit to Sri Lanka from April 4 to 6 at the invitation of Sri Lankan President Disanayaka. His arrival in Colombo on Friday marked his first visit to Sri Lanka since 2019. He met the 1996 WC-winning Sri Lanka team, which won the country their maiden world title by de
He announced a support package of approximately 2.4 billion Lankan Rupees for the social and economic development of the Eastern provinces. He further said, "Today, we also inaugurated Sri Lanka's largest warehouse for the welfare of farmers."
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, during the special briefing on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming visit to Thailand and Sri Lanka, emphasised that Sri Lanka is an integral part of India's "Neighborhood First" policy and provided the help to the island nation at critical moments.
Sri Lanka Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath on Tuesday expressed his government's desire to foster good relations with China and India, as well as the US, UK, and Russia and said that as an island nation, Sri Lanka recognizes the importance of building strong relationships with other countr
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
Highlighting people-to-people ties between India and Sri Lanka, PM Modi said, "The people-to-people relations between India and Sri Lanka are linked to our civilisations. When Pali language was given the status of "Classical Language" in India, it was celebrated in Sri Lanka too."
The fishermen, who ventured for fishing from the Rameswaram fish landing centre on September 28, were apprehended near Neduntheevu on Sunday by Lankan authorities, CM Stalin said, in a letter to EAM Jaishankar.