Jaishankar congratulates Vijitha Herath

Indian External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar congratulated Vijitha Herath on his re-appointment as the Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka.

In a post on X, Jaishankar said, “Felicitations to Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka Vijitha Herath on his re-appointment.”

The Indian External Affairs Minister noted that he looks forward to working together and further strengthening the “historic bonds of friendship” and deepening the wide-ranging partnership India and Sri Lanka have, for the mutual benefit of each other.

In the recently concluded elections, Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s leftist coalition registered a landslide victory, according to official results announced by the country’s election commission.