INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Sri Lanka and India signed six Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) on Monday (March 28) during a meeting between Indian External Affairs
Jaishankar and his counterpart Prof
Peiris.According to the Indian High Commission in Colombo, the following bilateral documents in diverse areas were signed by the two
International Diplomatic Training Institute.During their discussion, Prof
Jaishankar have covered the entire gamut of bilateral engagement.Dr
Jaishankar, who is currently in Sri Lanka for a three-day official visit, concluded his first day of discussions on Monday
He was accompanied by a five-member official delegation from Indian Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi for the bilateral and BIMSTEC
engagements.He called on Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and conveyed personal greetings from Prime Minister Narendra Modi
President Rajapaksa thanked the Government of India for economic assistance amounting to around USD 2.5 billion extended to Sri Lanka in
It was agreed to deepen economic and commercial linkages with special emphasis on Indian investments.The Indian External Affairs Minister
joined Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa at a special event held at Temple Trees to virtually inaugurate the Jaffna Cultural
They had a virtual tour of the Artificial Limb Fitment Camp in Jaffna which is supported by the Indian Government.In addition, they also
witnessed signing of MoU on implementation of grant assistance from India to promote Buddhist ties between India and Sri Lanka
Further, there was an exchange of notes on the amendment to Article IX of the MoU on construction of Jaffna Cultural Center, the High
Commission said further.Dr
Jaishankar met Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa, who stressed the significance of deeper economic engagement between the two neighbours at a
time when the impact of COVID-19 is still being strongly felt
for All in the Region) doctrine.Dr
Jaishankar separately met Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Douglas Devananda to discuss issues pertaining to fishermen and
exchanged views on devolution.His other engagements included a visit to HCL Technologies, an LIOC petrol station, and discussions with
leaders representing various Tamil political parties.
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