Visiting Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera, a top aide of President Maithripala Sirisena, will call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today, the Zee news agency reported.
He is also scheduled to hold discussions with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval today.
Samaraweera is carrying an invite for Modi to visit the island nation, said External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin.
On Sunday, Sri Lanka and India pledged to deepen their relations, with New Delhi agreeing to work “closely and extensively” with Colombo.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj conveyed India’s views to her new Sri Lankan counterpart Mangala Samaraweera, who arrived here overnight on his first foreign trip after Sirisena came to power on January 09.
In three hours of extensive discussions, Sushma Swaraj and Samaraweera covered all issues including enhancing bilateral cooperation and political reconciliation efforts in Sri Lanka.
India and Sri Lanka agreed to re-engage on the issue of repatriation of Tamil refugees currently in India. A meeting of officials on this is to be held later this month.
The Sri Lankan minister indicated that efforts were underway to release 87 Indian fishermen’s boats seized by authorities in Colombo.
