Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar on Saturday, Sri Lankan Foreign Minister M.U. Had a long discussion with M. Ali Sabri on ways to improve the economic condition of Sri Lanka and other topics including bilateral trade relations.
It is worth mentioning that last year when Sri Lanka was facing a serious economic crisis, India had given it financial assistance of about US $ 4 billion, in which ‘line of credit’ (a type of credit loan) was given to buy food and fuel. ) was also included.
Not only this, India also gave a guarantee to the institution in getting the assistance of US $ 2.9 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to Sri Lanka. Jaishankar has tweeted, ‘ Had a good conversation with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabri. Thanks for his participation in Raisina Dialogue 2023. “We reviewed our cooperation aimed at getting Sri Lanka’s economy back on track,” he said. Investment, trade and development partnership were talked about in the discussion. Sabri described the meeting as ‘useful’.
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p lang=”hi” dir=”ltr”>Sri Lankan FM @alisabrypc Nice to meet you. #RaisinaDialogue2023 Thank them for participating.
Reviewed progress on mutual cooperation focused on facilitating Sri Lanka’s economic recovery. Investment, trade and development partnership came up during the discussion. https://t.co/vAanVibzsj
Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) Mar 4, 2023
He said, “During my official visit to New Delhi, I met India’s External Affairs Minister S.K. Jaishankar at Hyderabad House. We had fruitful bilateral talks and reviewed the current status of India-Sri Lanka relations. Sabri was in New Delhi to participate in the Raisina Dialogue 2023. Jaishankar also held bilateral talks with Foreign Minister of Canada Melanie Jolly, Foreign Minister of Slovakia Rastislav Kacer and Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan.
