COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lankan High Commissioner in New Delhi Milinda Moragoda met with the Secretary of the Department of Fertilizers of India, Shri Rajesh Kumar Chaturvedi today (12) to discuss on the supply of Urea required for the upcoming Yala cultivation season in Sri Lanka.

The meeting came in the wake of the decision of the Government of India to immediately supply 65,000 metric tons of Urea to Sri Lanka, under the existing USD 01 billion Indian line of credit.

The Indian Government has decided to supply this quantity of Urea immediately to Sri Lanka at the request of the Sri Lankan Government, despite a ban on export of Urea from India.

The High Commissioner and the Secretary also discussed ways and means to ensure the continuous supply of chemical fertilizer from India to Sri Lanka under the existing Credit Line and beyond.

High Commissioner @MilindaMoragoda met with the Secretary to the Department of Fertilizers of India Shri Rajesh Kumar Chaturvedi today (12) and thanked him for India's decision to supply 65,000 MT of urea required for the current Yala cultivation season in Sri Lanka.#lka pic.twitter.com/sAtH0zhSCr

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