• The SL High Commissioner also appreciated India taking up the case of Sri Lanka with the IMF
• Unanimous support on the need to stand with Sri Lanka has been expressed 

Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to India Milinda Moragoda met with Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar yesterday to discuss the way forward with regard to Indian assistance in stabilizing and recovering the ailing Sri Lankan economy, a statement from the Sri Lankan mission said.   

The statement said Mr. Moragoda briefed Minister Jaishankar on the present developments in Sri Lanka and thanked him for his personal involvement in continuing the assistance that India has extended to Sri Lanka in the form of credits for essential commodities and fuel, as well as balance of payment support, as bridge financing until an IMF programme would be in place.   
He also appreciated India taking up the case of Sri Lanka with the IMF, other multilateral institutions and bilateral development partners.   

Minister Jaishankar assured the High Commissioner of India’s support to look into the ways and means of stabilizing and recovering the Sri Lankan economy, including through tourism and investments. In this regard, the External Affairs Minister requested the High Commissioner to remain in contact.   

Foreign Secretary of India Shri Vinay Kwatra as well as senior officials of the Ministry of External Affairs of India and the High Commission of Sri Lanka in New Delhi also participated in the meeting.   

External Affairs Minister Jaishankar had chaired a Parliamentary Consultative Committee meeting on Saturday (18) on the situation in Sri Lanka where unanimous support on the need to stand with Sri Lanka in this difficult time had been expressed.