Top level Indian delegation to visit SL tomorrow on special aircraft for 3 hours

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A top level Indian government delegation led by Chief Economic Advisor V. Anantha Nageswaran will arrive in Sri Lanka tomorrow (June 23) on a special aircraft to assess the ground situation here in pursuit of further economic assistance, Daily Mirror learns.

The delegation will stay in the country only for three hours and hold talks with both President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.

The visit is consequent to the meetings held by Sri Lankan envoy in New Delhi Milinda Moragoda with Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on June 20.

India is currently in the process of finalising another credit line of US $ 500 million for Sri Lanka to purchase oil. The country is undergoing its worst ever economic crisis with people queuing up for miles at filling stations.

India-Sri Lanka relations were marked by such specially arranged visits for short durations during the latter part of the war against the LTTE in 2009. (Kelum Bandara)

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mp Wednesday, 22 June 2022 08:51 AM

Visits of these delegations will never solve immediate problems of people of SL. The rulers should go.

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Sambo Wednesday, 22 June 2022 09:15 AM

It's a waste of time and money if you going to have talks just with these as you will never get a true picture of the situation.

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Aragalaya Wednesday, 22 June 2022 09:19 AM

India does not seem to be aware that the entire population of SriLanka want Gota and Ranil to quit . The unrest in the country will not end unless this happens.

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Aragalaya piccos Wednesday, 22 June 2022 03:55 PM

You people are domestic terrorists and will be treated as such

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A Ahamed Wednesday, 22 June 2022 12:16 PM

I hope they will not try to buy Sri Lanka

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sam Wednesday, 22 June 2022 12:24 PM

SL situation will not improve until looters and supporters remain

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W.Punchinilame Wednesday, 22 June 2022 02:05 PM

Let Gota Ranil give us a time period to eliminate shortfalls, within their administrative hold, we will go after it, if failures are not ended.

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Anil Sharma Thursday, 23 June 2022 08:24 AM

There is animosity by Sri Lankans against India, which will continue once the crisis is over. Sri Lanka's president has supported China all these years. India should stop providing aid to Sri Lanka, let them get assistance from China, which is refusing to help in dire need.

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