President Ranil Wickremesinghe joined the swearing-in ceremony of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held last evening (09) at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi.
The swearing-in ceremony, presided over by the President of India Draupadi Murmu, took place at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.
Aside from President Wickremesinghe, others in the Sri Lankan delegation are Presidential Secretary Saman Ekanayake and Foreign Secretary Aruni Wijewardene.
The Sri Lankan delegation left for India yesterday on an Air India flight to attend the ceremony early in the evening. Following the ceremony, the leaders, including Mr. Wickremesinghe, attended a banquet hosted by Indian President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
The Sri Lankan delegation is due to return to Colombo today.
Besides Mr Wickremesinghe, leaders from Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, the Maldives, Seychelles and Mauritius have also attended the ceremony. Pakistan’s and Myanmar’s leaders, however, were not invited.
The United States has told Sri Lanka that the disposition of the Iranian naval vessel IRIS Bushehr and its crew is a matter for Colombo to resolve under its own laws and international obligations, while signalling it is in active talks with Sri Lanka to contain Iran’s threat to US interests.
The government today granted permission for an Iranian warship with 208 on board to enter the country.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism today established a 24x7 Emergency Response Unit to coordinate matters related to the ongoing situation in the Middle East.
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