Indo-Lanka bilateral talks commenced a while ago at the Presidential Secretariat with the participation of visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
Earlier, a grand state welcome ceremony was held at Independence Square for the Indian Prime Minister as well. Several roads were closed temporarily during this period as special security measures were put in place.
Premier Modi’s visit to Sri Lanka is being conducted under the theme “Friendship of Centuries – Commitment to a Prosperous Future,” reaffirming the enduring bond between Sri Lanka and India and their shared commitment to a thriving future.
While in Sri Lanka, Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to pay homage to the sacred Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi and will inaugurate several projects implemented in Sri Lanka with the assistance of the Government of India.
Accompanying the Indian Prime Minister on this visit are India’s Minister of External Affairs, Dr S. Jaishankar, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and other senior officials of the Government of India.
A British national had been arrested over attempting to smuggle in the largest haul of kush( drugs) from Thailand, customs said.
Popular grade five tuition teacher, Hayeshika Fernando wanted over assaulting a 21 year old youth was granted bail today after she surrendered to courts.
The Government of Sri Lanka maintains that the allegation of genocide during the final phase of the conflict in Sri Lanka is unsubstantiated by any credible authority, either nationally or internationally, and is based on misleading information. Sri Lanka firmly rejects this false narrative and believes it has been propagated primarily for electoral gains within Canada.
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