External affairs minister Jaishankar visits Sri Lanka to establish early ties

In order to
establish early ties with the newly elected president and the administration,
EAM Jaishankar visits Sri Lanka.

External
affairs minister Dr. S. Jaishankar wrapped up his short visit to Sri Lanka
where he called on new President 
Gotabaya Rajapksa, Prime minister Ranil Wickremsinghe and leader of
opposition Mahinda Rajapaksa.

The new Sri
Lankan President will visit India on 29th of this month on his visit after
assuming the post.

Dr. Jaishankar
delivered a special congratulatory message from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to
new President which called for partnership for shared peace, progress,
prosperity and security.

The minister
expressed confidence that India Sri Lanka relations will reach new heights
under the leadership of new President. He had arrived in Colombo last evening
and left this morning.