Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra was in Sri Lanka yesterday (11) on a short official visit to prepare and work out arrangements on Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s upcoming official visit to India.
At the special media briefing held at the Indian High Commission in Colombo yesterday (11) afternoon, the Indian Foreign Secretary Kwatra said that he had the privilege of having a successful meeting with Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe in the morning yesterday (11). The Indian Foreign Secretary also said that he held fruitful discussions with Sri Lankan Foreign Affairs Minister Ali Sabry as well as his counterpart Sri Lankan Foreign Secretary Aruni Wijewardane besides meeting with a few other Ministers.
Kwatra said the main objective is to ensure the visit of President Wickremesinghe’s official visit to India to be a huge success.
President Wickremesinghe is a well-known renowned leader and a very strong supporter of the relationship between India and Sri Lanka with whom India was able to work and corporate very well during the past 14 to 16 months of various challenges that Sri Lanka went through, Kwatra said.
A very warm welcome awaits the arrival of Sri Lankan President in India while eagerly looking forward to his visit and making it a success both of his visit and the relationship between India and Sri Lanka, the Indian Foreign Secretary said.