Prez holds talks with Indian External Affairs and Finance Ministers

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake who arrived in India  yesterday held talks with Indian External Affairs Minister Dr.S.  Jaishankar and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharama New Delhi.  

He was welcomed by India’s Minister of State for  Information and Broadcasting, Dr. S. Murugan, Indian High Commissioner  to Sri Lanka Santosh Jha, Additional Secretary of the Indian Ocean  Region Puneet Agrawal, Chief of Protocol Anshuman Gaur, and other  diplomatic officials.  

The Indian media provided significant coverage of the  President’s arrival. Around major roundabouts in New Delhi, billboards  featuring the images of both President Dissanayake and Prime Minister  Narendra Modi were prominently displayed.  

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is  scheduled to hold discussions with India’s Minister of External Affairs,  Dr. S. Jaishankar, and National Security Advisor, Shri Ajit Doval.  

Accompanying the President on this visit are Minister of  Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, and Tourism Vijitha Herath, and  Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Prof.  Anil Jayantha Fernando.