Top-level talks with India next week

A three- member Sri Lanka delegation will leave for New Delhi next Sunday for talks with their Indian counterparts.

The team will be led by Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa and include Presidential Secretary Lalith Weeratunga and Defence Ministry Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

A wide range of bilateral issues will be discussed by the team. They are also expected to brief their Indian counterparts on matters relating to re-settlement of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and the multi-billion rupee development programmes in the north.