National grid connectivity Fresh round of talks with Indian energy minister

• The meeting took place to discuss ways and means of further  enhancing cooperation with India in the power and renewable energy  sector
• The discussion particularly focused on the ways and means to deepen and  broaden the long-term strategic cooperation in the sector

Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to India Milinda Moragoda, in his meeting with Indian Minister of Power and New and Renewable Energy of India Raj Kumar Singh in New Delhi, discussed grid connectivity between the two countries, a statement from the Sri Lankan mission said.   

The meeting took place on May 18 to discuss ways and means of further enhancing cooperation with India in the power and renewable energy sector, according to the statement.  

The statement said they discussed a range of issues pertaining to bilateral cooperation in the power and renewable energy sector, including the grid connectivity between Sri Lanka and India. The discussion particularly focused on the ways and means to deepen and broaden the long-term strategic cooperation in the sector.  
“High Commissioner Moragoda also presented to the Minister a stone obtained from the stream flowing beside the Seetha Amman Temple in Seetha Eliya (Ashoka Vatika) in Sri Lanka, which is believed to be the site where Seetha was held captive according to the Ramayana. Minister Raj Kumar Singh was a senior officer of the Indian Administrative Service before joining politics, and served as the Home Secretary of India from 2011 to 2013. He has served as a Member of Parliament since 2014,” the statement said.