• Subject Minister entrusted with task of resolving the issue

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has told Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla that the Minister in charge of the subject has been entrusted with the task of resolving the situation regarding the Trincomalee oil tanks in a manner that is beneficial to both countries, the Presidential Media Division (PMD) said.

The President made these remarks when he met with the Indian Foreign Secretary at the Presidential Secretariat, yesterday. 

He told Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla that the people in the two countries should be properly apprised regarding the decisions taken by the two sides in reaching an agreement.

The President emphasised the need to act with the consent of the majority of the people by explaining the advantages and disadvantages. 

The President also informed the Foreign Secretary that he extends an invitation to the Indian Prime Minister to undertake a state visit to Sri Lanka.