In a significant development that could bring Congress' role into India's neighbourhood diplomacy party president Sonia Gandhi and her son and party Vice President Rahul Gandhi have been invited to Sri Lanka by PM Ranil Wickremasinghe, Indian media reported. The invite to Sonia and Rahul was extended by Wickremasinghe when he was in India earlier this week on his maiden visit abroad after taking over as PM. According to sources quoted by the Economic Times the duo had responded positively to the invitation. An invitation to visit Sri Lanka had also been extended to former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh who had called on the Sri Lankan Prime minister during his trip, sources informed according to the report.
The government today granted permission for an Iranian warship with 208 on board to enter the country.
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.
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