Indian High Commissioner Y.K. Sinha said that India looks forward to working with the new Government of Sri Lanka to take the bilateral relationship to the next level for the benefit of the people of the two countries and the South Asian region as a whole.
Speaking about the state of India-Sri Lanka relations, High Commissioner highlighted that India shares a special relationship with Sri Lanka which is not just geographical, but dictated by ties of shared religions, cultural practices, family linkages, linguistic commonalities, economic interlinkages, and political understanding between two democracies.
He congratulated the people of Sri Lanka on the peaceful conduct of the elections, and stated that India stands ready to continue to provide support and partnership to Sri Lanka in realizing its people’s aspirations. He noted that electoral victory of President of Sri Lanka, Maithripala Sirisena, is a tribute to his capacity to respond to Sri Lankan people’s yearning for change.
The High Commission of India and the Indian expatriate community in Sri Lanka celebrated the 66th Republic Day of India today at India House in Colombo.
