Jaishankar highlights India’s support to Lanka

Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met his Sri Lankan counterpart Prof. G.L. Peiris in Rwanda and discussed India’s crucial support for the crisis-hit nation.

The meeting took place on the sidelines of the CHOGM Summit in Kigali, Rwanda.

Jaishankar’s meeting with Peiris took place hours after a four-member delegation led by Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra met Sri Lanka’s top leadership, including President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, in Colombo and assured them that India stands ready to help the country’s quick economic recovery through promoting investments, connectivity and strengthening economic linkage.

“A neighbors’ meeting with Prof. G.L. Peiris, FM of Sri Lanka on the margins of the Commonwealth Summit. Talked about Commonwealth issues as well as India’s support for Sri Lanka at this time,” Jaishankar tweeted.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Prof. G.L. Peiris is representing President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) taking place in Kigali, Rwanda.

The CHOGM in Rwanda is attended by the 44 Member States of the Commonwealth.