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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...

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...

Colombo: President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday said Sri Lanka needs to engage with neighboring India to take advantage of its huge industrial growth.“Our neighbor India is undergoing massive industrial development. Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are experiencing this. We should...

The Ministry of External Affairs said that during the visit, the External Affairs Minister will hold meetings with the top leadership of the island nation on wide-ranging issues of the partnership."The visit underlines India's continued commitment as Sri Lanka's closest maritime neighbor and...

Colombo: Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has ruled that the enactment of the 'Gender Equality' Bill is inconsistent with Article 12 of the Constitution, following which President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday proposed appointing a select committee to look into the decision. The top court said...

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday said a feasibility study on the proposal to establish land connectivity with India is in its final stages.Wickremesinghe, who is visiting the northeastern district of Mannar to inspect development works in the area, said the...

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday recalled the assistance he received from India and Bangladesh during the early days of its worst economic crisis and said the island nation would not have been able to recover from the turmoil had these countries not helped.In his...

COLOMBO: An expert panel appointed by Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has recommended the right to remember victims of armed conflict during the three-decade civil war in the island nation.The panel appointed by Wickremesinghe a year ago to make recommendations on the complex...

Colombo, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickramasinghe has said that the presidential election to be held later this year will determine the success and failure of the island nation rather than a personal victory or defeat, according to a media report on Wednesday.Last month, the Election...

Colombo [Sri Lanka], Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe warmly congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the commencement of his third consecutive term.The congratulatory message comes after PM Modi's swearing-in ceremony, which was attended by leaders of India's neighboring...

This was discussed when Jaishankar met Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe in New Delhi on Monday.The Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry elaborated that Jaishankar's visit will also take stock of the progress being made on projects funded by Indian investment and expedite pending projects...

After attending Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony on Sunday, Wickremesinghe met Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in New Delhi on Monday.The two leaders participated in bilateral discussions with the Prime Minister of Bangladesh and assured Dhaka's commitment to support...

New Delhi, Union Minister S Jaishankar on Monday held separate bilateral meetings with Maldives President Mohammed Muizzu, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe.Muizzu, Hasina and Wickremesinghe were among seven leaders from India's neighborhood...

New Delhi [India], Union Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met the heads of state of Sri Lanka, Maldives and Bangladesh who attended the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.After meeting Maldives President Mohammed Muizzu, Jaishankar expressed hope that New Delhi and Male will...

New Delhi [India], Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has arrived in the national capital today to attend the much-awaited swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi.He was welcomed by P Kumaran, Officer on Special Duty (ER and DPA) Division of the Ministry of...

Colombo [Sri Lanka], Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe today left for New Delhi to attend the much-awaited swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi.Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabri informed about the departure of Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe in a...

Colombo [Sri Lanka], Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced a development on social media platform The approval has been given on a two-week public consultation period.In his post, President Wickremesinghe stressed the transformative potential of this move for Sri Lanka...

KATHMANDU [Nepal], Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe will reach the national capital on June 9 to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ceremony.Nepal PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal confirmed his visit after a telephone conversation with PM Modi on...

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have reportedly already confirmed their presence at the event, which is likely to take place on June 9.Wickremesinghe spoke to PM Modi over phone on Wednesday and congratulated him on his historic election...

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday opened his political office here, hinting that he may contest the next presidential election to be held later this year.Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena and several senior ministers were present at the inauguration of the office...