New Delhi/Colombo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Sri Lanka early next month to finalize the agreement reached during President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s visit to Delhi last year. The Prime Minister is also expected to visit Bimstec summit in Thailand earlier next month, Bangkok, which is reportedly held from April 2 to 4.
The Prime Minister’s travel schedule has not been confirmed yet. He can visit Sri Lanka immediately before or after the Bimstec summit in New Delhi. It is reported that Modi and Bangladesh’s interim government Muhammad Yunus also had a bilateral meeting between the head of the Bangladesh interim government in Bangkok. Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are also members of Bimstec.
“We maintain close ties with neighboring India. Our first diplomatic visit was to India, where we reached several agreements on bilateral cooperation. Modi will arrive here in early April (Colombo).
According to reports, the Sri Lankan Foreign Minister also said that in addition to opening the Sampur solar power station, some new memorandums of understanding will be signed. According to reports, in 2023, the national power entity Ceylon Electricity Commission and India’s NTPC agreed to build a 135 MW solar power plant in the East Forest Komali district of Sampur town.
Herat also quoted Heras as saying: “We will remain neutral in foreign policy without taking any aspect while working to maintain national interests.” This statement is in the clear context of Sri Lanka’s ties with India and China.
The left-leaning Sri Lankan president visited New Delhi in December and held talks with the Prime Minister since then announced increased cooperation in the field of development aid, including debt restructuring, trade, digital technology, energy, energy, defense and security, connectivity, connectivity, connectivity, and connection between people. Modi later announced that both sides adopted a futuristic vision that includes investment-led growth and connectivity.
Modi noted that India has received $5 billion in credit (LOC) and granted aid so far, and Modi describes physical, energy and digital connectivity as important pillars of bilateral relations.
The Bay of Bengal Multisector Technology and Economic Cooperation Initiative (BIMSTEC) regional group includes seven countries in South and Southeast Asia – India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand. The Bimstec summit was scheduled to be held in Bangkok last year but was postponed due to political instability in Thailand at the time.
