Modi likely to visit Sri Lanka in August

By Yohan Perera in New Delhi

June 10 (Daily Mirror) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Sri Lanka in August this year, officials from the President's office told journalists here. 

President Ranil Wickremesinghe who attended the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Modi had invited the latter to visit Sri Lanka when the duo met on Sunday at Rasthrapati Bhavan.  

Wickremesinghe had discussed the visit of Prime Minister Modi with Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar in Delhi on Monday. Both the President and the Indian External Affairs Minister discussed the visit of the Indian Leader during which it was revealed that the visit is likely to take place in August this year. Jaishankar had assured President Wickremesinghe that he would visit Sri Lanka soon and look into the Indian Prime Minister's visit.