Colombo External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Thursday visited Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe and together they unveiled the virtual plaque to commemorate the formal commissioning of the Maritime Rescue Coordination Center built with a grant of 6 million Indian dollars.
Jaishankar arrived here early on Thursday, his first visit here in his second consecutive term.
The two leaders met at the Sri Lanka President's House, the President's Media Division (PMD) said.
President Wickremesinghe and Jaishankar jointly unveiled the virtual plaque to commemorate the formal commissioning of the Maritime Rescue Coordination Center (MRCC) in Sri Lanka under a $6 million grant from India.
This includes a center at the Navy Headquarters in Colombo, a sub-centre in Hambantota and unmanned facilities in Galle, Arugambay, Batticaloa, Trincomalee, Kallarawa, Point Pedro and Mollikulam.
"Joined Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, ministers and senior officials in virtual commissioning of Maritime Rescue Coordination Center (MRCC) and virtual handover of 154 houses under GOl @RW_UNP housing schemes," Jaishankar posted in X.
"President @RW_UNP and Indian EAM @DrSJaishankar jointly unveiled the virtual plaque for 106 houses in Kandy, N'Eliya and Matale under the Indian Housing Project and 24 houses in each model village in Colombo and Trincomalee were handed over virtually" , published the PMD. in X.
Jaishankar is also scheduled to discuss the progress of all ongoing Indian projects in Sri Lanka, officials said. He is also expected to discuss preliminary arrangements for a visit by Prime Minister Modi to the island.
After his meeting with Wickremesinghe, Jaishankar is also scheduled to meet Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena.
On his arrival here, Jaishankar was received by Tharaka Balasuriya, Minister of State for External Affairs, and Senthil Thondaman, Governor of Eastern Province.
"Landed in Colombo for my first visit in the new term. I thank State Minister @TharakaBalasur1 and Eastern Province Governor @S_Thondaman for the warm welcome. Looking forward to my meetings with the leaders," Jaishankar posted on X.
Sri Lanka is central to India's Neighborhood First and SAGAR policies, he wrote.
Under its 'Neighbourhood First' policy, India is committed to developing friendly and mutually beneficial relations with all its neighbours.
SAGAR or Security and Growth for All in the Region is India's vision and geopolitical framework for maritime cooperation in the Indian Ocean region.
The trip to Sri Lanka will be Jaishankar's stand-alone bilateral visit after he took over as foreign minister for a second term on June 11.
Jaishankar was part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's delegation to the G7 summit in Italy's Apulia region last week.
Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe was among seven top leaders from India's neighborhood and Indian Ocean region who attended the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Modi and the Union Council of Ministers at Rashtrapati Bhavan on June 9. orr NSA AKJ NSA
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Jaishankar arrived here early on Thursday, his first visit here in his second consecutive term.
The two leaders met at the Sri Lanka President's House, the President's Media Division (PMD) said.
President Wickremesinghe and Jaishankar jointly unveiled the virtual plaque to commemorate the formal commissioning of the Maritime Rescue Coordination Center (MRCC) in Sri Lanka under a $6 million grant from India.
This includes a center at the Navy Headquarters in Colombo, a sub-centre in Hambantota and unmanned facilities in Galle, Arugambay, Batticaloa, Trincomalee, Kallarawa, Point Pedro and Mollikulam.
"Joined Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, ministers and senior officials in virtual commissioning of Maritime Rescue Coordination Center (MRCC) and virtual handover of 154 houses under GOl @RW_UNP housing schemes," Jaishankar posted in X.
"President @RW_UNP and Indian EAM @DrSJaishankar jointly unveiled the virtual plaque for 106 houses in Kandy, N'Eliya and Matale under the Indian Housing Project and 24 houses in each model village in Colombo and Trincomalee were handed over virtually" , published the PMD. in X.
Jaishankar is also scheduled to discuss the progress of all ongoing Indian projects in Sri Lanka, officials said. He is also expected to discuss preliminary arrangements for a visit by Prime Minister Modi to the island.
After his meeting with Wickremesinghe, Jaishankar is also scheduled to meet Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena.
On his arrival here, Jaishankar was received by Tharaka Balasuriya, Minister of State for External Affairs, and Senthil Thondaman, Governor of Eastern Province.
"Landed in Colombo for my first visit in the new term. I thank State Minister @TharakaBalasur1 and Eastern Province Governor @S_Thondaman for the warm welcome. Looking forward to my meetings with the leaders," Jaishankar posted on X.
Sri Lanka is central to India's Neighborhood First and SAGAR policies, he wrote.
Under its 'Neighbourhood First' policy, India is committed to developing friendly and mutually beneficial relations with all its neighbours.
SAGAR or Security and Growth for All in the Region is India's vision and geopolitical framework for maritime cooperation in the Indian Ocean region.
The trip to Sri Lanka will be Jaishankar's stand-alone bilateral visit after he took over as foreign minister for a second term on June 11.
Jaishankar was part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's delegation to the G7 summit in Italy's Apulia region last week.
Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe was among seven top leaders from India's neighborhood and Indian Ocean region who attended the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Modi and the Union Council of Ministers at Rashtrapati Bhavan on June 9. orr NSA AKJ NSA
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