Prez to visit India in mid-December: FM

By Ajith Siriwardana

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is set to visit India in mid-December as his maiden state visit, Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath said yesterday. He told the media after the swearing-in ceremony that the President is scheduled to hold talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit.

Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar, during his visit to Sri Lanka in October, extended an invitation to President Dissanayake to visit India at a mutually convenient date.