Colombo, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday jointly commissioned the construction of the Maritime Rescue Coordination Center with a $6 million grant from India, while New Delhi intensified bilateral cooperation with its key neighbor.
The minister also appealed to Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena and reiterated India's strong support through development and connectivity initiatives.
Jaishankar, who met President Wickremesinghe here, said he conveyed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's warm greetings and discussed the way forward for bilateral cooperation, especially in energy, connectivity, port infrastructure, aviation, digital, health, food safety. education and tourism sectors. “It is an honor to visit Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe. Conveyed warm greetings from Prime Minister @narendramodi. Appreciated the progress made on various bilateral projects and initiatives,” Jaishankar said in a post on X.
“Under the leadership of President @RW_UNP, we discussed the way forward for cooperation between India and Sri Lanka, especially in the sectors of power, energy, connectivity, port infrastructure, aviation, digital, health, food security, education and tourism. "Committed to working for the stability and development of our traditionally close and friendly ties," said the minister who arrived here early on Thursday, his first visit here in his second consecutive term.
The two leaders met at the President's House of Sri Lanka, 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 at delivered virtually," the PMD published. in X.
Later, Jaishankar called on Prime Minister Gunawardena and reiterated India's strong support through development and connectivity initiatives.
"Confident that our development assistance and capacity building programs will continue to meet the aspirations of the people of Sri Lanka," he said in a post on 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.
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 Minister of State @TharakaBalasur1 and Governor of Eastern Province @S_Thondaman for the warm welcome. Looking forward to my meetings with the leaders," Jaishankar posted on X.Sri Lanka en fundamental to India's Neighborhood First and SAGAR policies, he wrote.
Under its 'Neighborhood 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 standalone bilateral visit after he took over as Minister of Foreign Affairs for a second term on June 11.
Jaishankar was part of Prime Minister Modi's delegation to the G7 summit in the Italian region of Apulia 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. Jaishankar was last in Colombo in October 2023 to participate in the 23rd meeting of the Council of Ministers and the 25th Senior Officials Committee of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA). orr NSA ZH AKJ ZH
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The minister also appealed to Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena and reiterated India's strong support through development and connectivity initiatives.
Jaishankar, who met President Wickremesinghe here, said he conveyed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's warm greetings and discussed the way forward for bilateral cooperation, especially in energy, connectivity, port infrastructure, aviation, digital, health, food safety. education and tourism sectors. “It is an honor to visit Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe. Conveyed warm greetings from Prime Minister @narendramodi. Appreciated the progress made on various bilateral projects and initiatives,” Jaishankar said in a post on X.
“Under the leadership of President @RW_UNP, we discussed the way forward for cooperation between India and Sri Lanka, especially in the sectors of power, energy, connectivity, port infrastructure, aviation, digital, health, food security, education and tourism. "Committed to working for the stability and development of our traditionally close and friendly ties," said the minister who arrived here early on Thursday, his first visit here in his second consecutive term.
The two leaders met at the President's House of Sri Lanka, 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 at delivered virtually," the PMD published. in X.
Later, Jaishankar called on Prime Minister Gunawardena and reiterated India's strong support through development and connectivity initiatives.
"Confident that our development assistance and capacity building programs will continue to meet the aspirations of the people of Sri Lanka," he said in a post on 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.
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 Minister of State @TharakaBalasur1 and Governor of Eastern Province @S_Thondaman for the warm welcome. Looking forward to my meetings with the leaders," Jaishankar posted on X.Sri Lanka en fundamental to India's Neighborhood First and SAGAR policies, he wrote.
Under its 'Neighborhood 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 standalone bilateral visit after he took over as Minister of Foreign Affairs for a second term on June 11.
Jaishankar was part of Prime Minister Modi's delegation to the G7 summit in the Italian region of Apulia 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. Jaishankar was last in Colombo in October 2023 to participate in the 23rd meeting of the Council of Ministers and the 25th Senior Officials Committee of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA). orr NSA ZH AKJ ZH
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