Minister of Finance Basil Rajapaksa met with two high-ranking officials of the Indian Government today.
The Minister who is on a two-day official state visit to India met the Prime Minister of the country, Narendra Modi.
Minister Basil Rajapaksa has also met India’s Foreign Secretary Shri harsh Vardhan Shringla.
Sri Lanka’s Finance Minister has met the two high-ranking Indian officials in New Delhi today.
Minister Basil Rajapaksa is in India to seek a US$ 1 billion credit line for Sri Lanka, which is in the midst of an economic crisis.
Sri Lanka intends to obtain the credit line in order to pay for essential items, including medicine, wheat flour, sugar, and rice. (NewsWire)