DR. S. JAISHANKAR TO MEET PRESIDENT TODAY (06)

COLOMBO (News 1st): Indian External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar who is in Sri Lanka on an official visit, will meet with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat on Wednesday morning (Jan. 06) to hold bilateral discussions, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. Minister Dr. Jaishankar arrived in Sri Lanka on Tuesday evening (Jan. 05), on a two-day official visit till Thursday (7th January) at the invitation of Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena. During his visit, Minister Dr. Jaishankar is also scheduled to have bilateral meetings with Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena. While this official visit marks the first arrival of a high-level foreign dignitary in Sri Lanka in 2021, it also becomes the earliest official visit outside India for External Affairs Minister Dr. Jaishankar in the New Year. Through such high-level exchanges, both sides are looking forward to strengthening the bilateral relationship in multiple areas of cooperation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. The visit is arranged through the air-bubble concept amidst COVID-19 travel restrictions in both countries.