INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Held productive discussions on our economic partnership
Finance Minister met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and thanked PM Modi for the support extended by India for the Sri Lankan economy.Rajapaksa
briefed the Prime Minister on initiatives being taken by both countries to increase bilateral economic cooperation and conveyed his thanks
for the support extended by India for the Sri Lankan economy, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement.PM Modi spoke about the
He reiterated that India would continue to stand with the friendly people of Sri Lanka.Rajapaksa noted the deepening of people-to-people
relations between both countries, including in the cultural sphere
Prime Minister pointed to the potential for increasing tourist flows, including through the joint promotion of Buddhist and Ramayan tourism
circuits.Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla also called on visiting Lankan minister and discussed bilateral economic cooperation and
opportunities post-pandemic
island nation to help overcome dire financial constraints caused by external debt payments and a lack of US dollars in the country for
business.In January this year, Jaishankar held a virtual meeting with the Finance Minister of Sri Lanka Basil Rajapaksa and conveyed that
India has always stood with Sri Lanka, and will continue to support Sri Lanka in all possible ways for overcoming the economic and other
challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic
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