Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai, is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka from 8-10 October 2011. This would be his first visit to Sri Lanka, since he took over as Foreign Secretary in August 2011.
During the visit, the Foreign Secretary is scheduled to call on the President of Sri Lanka H.E Mahinda Rajapaksa. He would also be meeting the Leader of Opposition, Mr Ranil Wickremasinghe and representatives of the Tamil National Alliance.
The Foreign Secretary would hold discussions on bilateral relations, regional and global issues with his Sri Lankan counterpart Mr. Karunatillake Amunugama. He will also review developmental projects being taken up in various parts of Northern Sri Lanka under Government of India assistance.
The Foreign Secretary would also review the progress made during the meeting of the 4th India-Sri Lanka Joint Working Group (JWG) on Fisheries scheduled on 7th October 2011 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
During the visit, the Foreign Secretary is scheduled to call on the President of Sri Lanka H.E Mahinda Rajapaksa. He would also be meeting the Leader of Opposition, Mr Ranil Wickremasinghe and representatives of the Tamil National Alliance.
The Foreign Secretary would hold discussions on bilateral relations, regional and global issues with his Sri Lankan counterpart Mr. Karunatillake Amunugama. He will also review developmental projects being taken up in various parts of Northern Sri Lanka under Government of India assistance.
The Foreign Secretary would also review the progress made during the meeting of the 4th India-Sri Lanka Joint Working Group (JWG) on Fisheries scheduled on 7th October 2011 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.