With an aim to boost trade and maritime security, Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe arrives in India

New Delhi, October 19: Enhancing ties and boosting the bilateral relations, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe reached New Delhi today on a three-day visit in a bid to boost ties in a range of areas including trade and investment and maritime security.

 

Sri Lanka PM Wickremesinghe and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold wide-ranging talks on Saturday, October 20. The two sides are also likely to review the status of the India-assisted housing projects in Jaffna during Sri Lankan PM Wickremesinghe's visit. They are also likely to deliberate on the Tamil issue with the reconciliation process and devolution of powers in Tamil-dominated areas.

During the visit, Home Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will also call on Sri Lankan PM Wickremesinghe.

The three-day visit comes in the backdrop of controversial media reports that Sri Lanka president has accused Indian intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) of plotting his assassination, a claim firmly rejected as "false" by Colombo.