COLOMBO: At the invitation of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka, Prof. G.L.Peiris, External Affairs Minister (EAM), Dr. S Jaishankar will pay an official visit to Sri Lanka from 28-30 March .
The minister’s visit to Sri Lanka (28-30 March) follows the visits to India by Minister of Finance of Sri Lanka, Basil Rajapaksa in December 2021 and earlier this month and that of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka, Prof. G.L.Peiris in February 2022. The bilateral meetings and interactions which will have in Sri Lanka highlight the priority that the Sri Lanka occupies for India,according to sources from New Delhi.
While in Sri Lanka, the visting minister will also participate in the BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting on 29 March 2022 in Colombo.
Sri Lanka is India’s key maritime neighbours in the Indian Ocean Region and occupy special place in Prime Minister’s vision of ‘SAGAR’ and Neighbourhood First.
Signing of MOUs between the two countries are expected depending on the outcome of the bilateral talks in Colombo
