President Ranil Wickremesinghe has announced that Indian Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar will visit Sri Lanka in preparation for an upcoming visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
President Wickremesinghe, who recently attended Prime Minister Modi’s swearing-in ceremony in India, met with Jaishankar to extend his congratulations on his reappointment. The announcement was made via the President’s social media account on platform ‘X’.
“Minister Jaishankar expressed his plans to visit Sri Lanka soon to oversee the progress and coordinate the forthcoming visit of Prime Minister Modi,” stated President Wickremesinghe.
During their meeting, the two leaders discussed several key issues, including the resumption of development projects with Indian investments, India’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy, and the establishment of an industrial zone in Trincomalee.
“I briefed him on the new Economic Transformation Act, the Truth and Reconciliation Bill, as well as updates on our agricultural modernization initiatives and issues faced by fishermen,” President Wickremesinghe added.
