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G.L.- Modi meeting yet to be confirmed

06 Feb 2022

 
  • India observing two days of national mourning
  • Meeting with India’s External Affairs Minister confirmed
  By Pamodi Waravita Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Pieris landed in India yesterday (6) on a two-day official visit, with hopes of meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi tomorrow (8), although a meeting had not been confirmed by the Indian Prime Minister even as at last night, according to well-placed sources. The death of Bollywood playback singer Lata Mangeshkar, who died in Mumbai early yesterday (6), has also complicated matters, with the Indian Government declaring two days of state mourning as a mark of respect for her. She will be accorded a state funeral and to condole her demise, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which Modi represents, has postponed the launch of its state election manifestos and a planned virtual rally of Modi in Goa has also been cancelled. Prof. Pieris is making his first official visit to India since he received his post as the Foreign Minister, and was due to meet India’s External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar and most likely Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi. “Prof. Pieris will be participating in meetings and discussions tomorrow (7) and day after (8), after which he will return to the country. He is due to meet Minister Jaishankar and we hope that there will be a meeting between him and Prime Minister Modi as well,” official sources told The Morning earlier yesterday. This is Prof. Pieris’ first official visit to India since he resumed office, ahead of the 49th United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) session, due to begin on 28 February. He arrived in New Delhi last evening on the invitation of Dr. Jaishankar. He was received in Delhi by High Commissioner of Sri Lanka Milinda Moragoda. A meeting between Minister of Finance Basil Rajapaksa and Modi, which was scheduled to be held on 2 December, during the Finance Minister’s visit to India, failed to materialise, due to what government sources indicated were scheduling issues. Last month, seven political parties representing the Tamil-speaking people in the North and the East, sent a letter to Prime Minister Modi, requesting that the Indian Government urge the Government of Sri Lanka to fully implement the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka. Prof. Pieris conducted his first diplomatic briefing for 2022 at the Foreign Ministry on 26 January, where he briefed the diplomats present on the cabinet approval that was granted to the the amendments to be made to the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary) Provisions Act No. 48 of 1979 (PTA). However, civil society activists and groups have since condemned these reforms, claiming it as an “eyewash,” and falls short of the expectations of the call for the repeal of the PTA. Meanwhile, India has been assisting Sri Lanka with its economic crisis, with a $ 500 million credit line being extended to Sri Lanka last week as well for the import of fuel, as Sri Lanka grappled with fuel shortages, insufficient for its power stations to supply electricity. Last month, the Trincomalee Oil Tank Development Complex project was approved by the Cabinet of Ministers and the agreement pertaining to it was signed with Lanka Indian Oil Company (LIOC) on 6 January.   

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