Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to arrive in India on Nov 29

Sri Lanka’s new President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will embark on his maiden visit to India later this month.

Gotabaya assumed office as the seventh President of Sri Lanka this morning, after his victory in the election, on Saturday. He will reach New Delhi on 29th November on the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

This was finalised during External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar short visit to Colombo yesterday, during which he



called on Mr Rajapaksa.

The minister said he conveyed Prime Minister Modi’s message of a partnership for shared peace, progress, prosperity and security.

The visit signifies the importance attached to bilateral relations between the two neighbours.

Prime Minister Modi was the first foreign leader to telephone the Sri Lankan President on Sunday after his victory.