Foreign Minister joins tour in India. US$ 1 billion debt relief expected

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Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris left for India on a two-day official tour yesterday (06).

The Foreign Minister was welcomed by Sri Lankan High Commissioner to India Milinda Moragoda.

During his visit, Peiris is set to visit a number of senior leaders of the Indian government, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his Counterpart S. Jaishankar and National Security Advisor Ajith Devol.

India is considered to be one of the major parties from which Sri Lanka seeks assistance to overcome the ongoing economic crisis. Trade Minister Bandula Gunawardena also revealed in a previous occasion that Sri Lanka is expecting a debt relief of about US$ 1 billion from India.

MIAP

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