Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa will visit India from February 7-11 and will hold talks with the leadership here on all bilateral issues. After his official engagement in Delhi, Rajapaksa will travel to Varanasi, Sarnath, Bodh Gaya and Tirupati.
Announcing the schedule of the Sri Lankan Prime Minister, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said here on Thursday Rajapaksa will be on a state visit to India from February 8 to 11.
He will arrive on February 7 and next day will see the main engagement day where he will hold delegation-level talks with Modi. After his official engagement in Delhi, the Sri Lankan Prime Minister will travel to Varanasi, Sarnath, Bodhgaya, and Tirupati, he added.
In his first overseas tour after taking over the reins of Sri Lanka, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa travelled to India on a three-day visit and held talks with Prime Minister Modi. Modi had announced financial assistance of $450 million to Sri Lanka including $50 million to fight terrorism after holding “fruitful” talks with the island nation’s President.
