COLOMBO : Minister of Youth and Sports Namal Rajapaksa met with the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi at the opening of the Kushinagar International Airport In Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, October 20.
The Minister of Youth and Sports also presented the Indian Prime Minister with a Sinhala translation of the Bhagavad Gita
The inauguration was marked by the landing of an inaugural flight at the airport from Colombo carrying a Sri Lankan delegation of over 100 Buddhist monks and dignitaries, including a 12-member holy relic entourage.
The inaugural flight also brought Sacred Kapilavastu relics of Waskaduwa for an exposition.
The greatest gift Sri Lanka received from India is Buddhism! We have always shared a close relationship between our nations & our people! It is the vision of Lankan President President Gotabaya Rajapksa and Prmier Modi to strengthen this bond between the peoples of the two nations, Namal Rajapksa said.
Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka’s minister of youth and sports also expressed hope that the opening of the airport will lead to even more people from his country visiting Kushinagar and India.
