Colombo: Foreign minister S Jaishankar on Monday called on Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and assured them of India’s continued cooperation and understanding as the island nation battles aparalyzing economic crisis.
While Gotabaya thanked India for its recently-announced $1 billion line of credit to facilitate import of essential items by the island nation, Sri Lanka has sought another $1.5 billion credit line from India for critical imports. It has also sought $2.5 billion from China as credit support to deal with shortages of essential goods.
Jaishankar was in Colombo to hold bilateral talks with the country’s top leadership and attend the seven-nation BIMSTEC summit. In his talks with President Gotabaya, the minister reviewed various dimensions of our close neighbourly relationship. Gotabaya expressed his gratitude to the government of India for the invaluable assistance provided via the line of credit. “Met with Indian Foreign Minister
During his meeting with PM Mahinda, Jaishankar virtually inaugurated the Jaffna Cultural Centre constructed by India. He also met Sri Lanka’s top Tamil leaders and discussed, as he tweeted, realisation of the aspirations of the minority community for equality, justice, peace and dignity.
Sri Lanka is facing an acute economic and energy crisis triggered due to the shortage of foreign exchange. Jaishankar also met Lankan finance minister Basil Rajapaksa on Monday.
While Gotabaya thanked India for its recently-announced $1 billion line of credit to facilitate import of essential items by the island nation, Sri Lanka has sought another $1.5 billion credit line from India for critical imports. It has also sought $2.5 billion from China as credit support to deal with shortages of essential goods.
Jaishankar was in Colombo to hold bilateral talks with the country’s top leadership and attend the seven-nation BIMSTEC summit. In his talks with President Gotabaya, the minister reviewed various dimensions of our close neighbourly relationship. Gotabaya expressed his gratitude to the government of India for the invaluable assistance provided via the line of credit. “Met with Indian Foreign Minister
During his meeting with PM Mahinda, Jaishankar virtually inaugurated the Jaffna Cultural Centre constructed by India. He also met Sri Lanka’s top Tamil leaders and discussed, as he tweeted, realisation of the aspirations of the minority community for equality, justice, peace and dignity.
Sri Lanka is facing an acute economic and energy crisis triggered due to the shortage of foreign exchange. Jaishankar also met Lankan finance minister Basil Rajapaksa on Monday.
