INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
reached with the Government of India.The Head of State, on July 20, embarked on a two-day visit to New Delhi at the invitation of Prime
During the course of his stay, President Wickremesinghe held bilateral talks with his Indian counterpart Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister
Modi, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and other top dignitaries.The minister pointed out that during the visit, attention was drawn to
setting up a university in Nuwara Eliya, and also to establish Indian universities in Sri Lanka.Sabry further emphasized that it was agreed
with India to acquire new technical knowledge required for agriculture, animal husbandry and dairy farming on the island, for which a Joint
Declaration of Intent (JDI) was signed.Further, the banning of bottom trawling fishing practices in the northern sea areas, which have been
going on for a long time, have also been taken up during the discussions, along with the decision to allow Sri Lankan fishermen to move to
the Arabian Sea through the Indian Sea.Meanwhile, the foreign minister also expressed that an agreement was reached to work cooperatively in
Lanka as a valid currency, Sabry added.
