President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced that Indian Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar will visit Sri Lanka ahead of a visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Wickremesinghe, who was in India for Modi’s swearing-in ceremony, met with Jaishankar and congratulated him on his appointments, the President said taking to social media platform ‘X’.

“He expressed plans to visit Sri Lanka soon to oversee progress and coordinate Prime Minister Modi’s visit,” Wickremesinghe said.

The two leaders discussed resuming development projects with Indian investments, India’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy, and plans for an industrial zone in Trincomalee.

“I informed him about the new Economic Transformation Act, the Truth and Reconciliation Bill, and updates on agricultural modernization and fishermen’s issues,” the President added. (Newswire)

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