PM Modi, Wickremesinghe hold talks; discuss development projects supported by India in Lanka

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, shakes hands with his Sri Lankan counterpart, Ranil Wickremesinghe, before a meeting in New Delhi, India on Saturday 20 October 2018. (Source: AP Photo)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met on Saturday with his Sri Lankan counterpart Ranil Wickremesinghe and addressed various issues related to bilateral relations, including the progress of development projects supported by India in the island nation. The two leaders met at Hyderabad House on the third and final day of the Sri Lankan Prime Minister's visit to India.

"A special place in our heart for Sri Lanka. Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomes Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. In the delegations' discussions, the leaders took stock of our overall bilateral relations, especially development projects in Sri Lanka, "Raveesh, spokeswoman for the Ministry of External Affairs, told IRIN. Kumar, images of the two rulers at the House of Hyderabad. [19659006] During the visit, both parties reviewed the progress of Indian-funded housing projects in Jaffna. They also had to deliberate on the Tamil issue – the process of reconciliation and devolution of power in Tamil-dominated areas. plotting his badbadination, an badertion firmly condemned by Colombo as "false".

Earlier in the day, Interior Minister Rajnath Singh and Foreign Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj also separately called the visiting Lankan leader. Wickremesinghe and Singh discussed issues related to cooperation between India and Sri Lanka on security and the fight against terrorism.

During his meeting with the Lankan Prime Minister, Swaraj also reviewed the progress of India-backed development projects in the island nation. Wickremesinghe arrived in Beijing Thursday for a three-day visit to strengthen ties in many areas including trade, investment and maritime security.

On Friday, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress President Rahul Gandhi and UPA President Sonia Gandhi, met Wickremesinghe and discussed cooperation between the two countries.

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