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India’s Foreign Secretary talks business and cultural matters with PM, Basil

04 Oct 2021

India’s Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla called on Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday (4), where the two delegations discussed a number of sectors of mutual co-operation, including the further strengthening of bilateral relations, ongoing projects, tourism, and the promotion of Buddhist ties, according to the Indian High Commission in Colombo. The Prime Minister’s Media Division stated that at the outset, Secretary Shringla conveyed the “very personal greetings” of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the best wishes of External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar. Last year, during the virtual bilateral summit between the two Prime Ministers, the Indian Prime Minister announced a $ 15 million grant for the promotion of Buddhist ties that aimed to deepen people-to-people linkages between the two countries. Prime Minister Rajapaksa appreciated Prime Minister Modi’s initiative to promote Buddhist ties. Secretary Shringla said it was a priority area of Prime Minister Modi and said India is also looking forward to receiving the first pilgrims flight, from Sri Lanka, to the Kushinagar Airport after it was upgraded as an international airport. This was also a request made by Prime Minister Modi during the virtual summit last year. Another topic of discussion centred on the resumption of tourism. With the vaccine drives in both countries progressing well, Secretary Shringla spoke of the importance of resuming connectivity. India has been Sri Lanka’s top source of tourists with inbound tourism from India making up about 18% of total tourist arrivals in pre-Covid-19 years. Meanwhile, Shringla also paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his 152nd birth anniversary, which fell on 2 October. Along with Foreign Minister Prof. GL Peiris and other dignitaries, the Ghandi bust at Temple Trees was garlanded. Secretary Shringla also met with Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa yesterday, where he had assured that India would provide the necessary support to uplift Sri Lanka’s pandemic-stricken economy, and noted that the Indian business community is looking into investment opportunities in Sri Lanka. The Finance Minister had told him that Sri Lanka appreciates the support rendered by India as a regional power and neighbouring State, and that the bilateral relationship would be further strengthened. Also present at this meeting were Indian Deputy Foreign Secretary Nidhi Chaudhary and Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay, as well as Finance Ministry Secretary S.R. Attygalle.

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