Colombo, Jul 18: Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe will visit India on Friday (Jul 21) and meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Indian counterpart Droupadi Murmu. It is the first visit of Wickremesinghe to India since he took up the role of President.

 

 

 

 

During his visit, President Wickremesinghe will meet his Indian counterpart and hold discussions with the Prime Minister and other Indian dignitaries on various issues of mutual interest, the Ministry of External Affairs said. Wickremesinghe will undertake an official visit to India at the invitation of PM Modi.

 

 

 

 

 

The visit will reinforce the longstanding friendship between the two countries and explore avenues for enhanced connectivity and mutually beneficial cooperation across sectors. Earlier, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra visited Sri Lanka Wickremesinghe's scheduled visit to India. Kwatra arrived in Sri Lanka on July 10 night on a two-day official visit to take stock of several Indian projects and prepare the ground for Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe's trip to India next week.

 

 

During his visit, he met Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry and his Sri Lankan counterpart Aruni Wijewardane. "Foreign Secretary @AWijewardane met her Indian counterpart @AmbVMKwatra this morning (11/7) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Indian Foreign Secretary is currently on a visit to #SriLanka," the Foreign Ministry of Sri Lanka said in a tweet. India, under its 'Neighbourhood First' policy, has always come forward to help debt-ridden Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka is an important partner in India’s Neighbourhood First Policy and Vision SAGAR.

 

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