India’s Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman will arrive in the country today (01) on an official three day visit, India’s Finance Ministry said in a press statement.
During the visit, Ms. Sitharaman will deliver the keynote address as the Guest of Honour at the ‘NAAM 200’ organized by the Government of Sri Lanka to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the arrival of Indian-origin Tamils to Sri Lanka. The event will be held at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium tomorrow.
The Finance Minister will also deliver the keynote address at the India-Sri Lanka Business Summit jointly organized by Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), Indo-Lanka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
As part of the official visit, the Finance Minister will have call-on meetings with President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena.
She will witness the exchange of Memorandum of Understanding for solar electrification of religious places in Sri Lanka where India will allocate INR 82.40 crores out of the GOI grant assistance of INR 107.47 crores earmarked for the promotion of Buddhist ties.
Ms. Sitharaman will inaugurate SBI branches at Trincomalee and Jaffna.
The Indian FM is scheduled to visit Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy, Sri Maha Bodhi in Anuradhapura, Thirukoneswaram Temple in Trincomalee and Nallur Kandaswamy Temple in Jaffna during her three day visit. India's Finance Ministry said Ms. Sitharaman will visit IOC oil tank farms, Jaffna Cultural Centre and the Jaffna Library during her visit.
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