Indian External Affairs Minister Dr.

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Jaishankar is scheduled to pay an official visit to Sri Lanka on Thursday (20 June).   During the visit, the Indian foreign minister will have meetings with the leadership of Sri Lanka on wide-ranging issues of the partnership, the Indian High Commission in Colombo said. This will be Jaishankar’s first bilateral visit after the formation of new Government under Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. “Reaffirming India’s Neighbourhood First Policy, the visit underlines India’s continued commitment to Sri Lanka as its closest maritime neighbour and time tested friend.”The visit will add momentum to connectivity projects and other mutually beneficial cooperation across sectors, the statement said.