PM Modi to arrive in Sri Lanka on April 4 night
The Hindu
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Colombo for bilateral discussions and key agreements with Sri Lanka.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to arrive in Colombo Friday [April 4, 2025] night, ahead of bilateral discussions and the signing of key agreements between India and Sri Lanka over the weekend.
The visit follows Mr. Modi’s participation in the BIMSTEC summit in Thailand, where he is expected to meet some other leaders from the region.
Mr. Modi’s visit to Sri Lanka — on the invitation of Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake — marks the first visit by a foreign leader to Sri Lanka after the island nation witnessed a dramatic political shift last year, with the ascent of the leftist leader and his National People’s Power [NPP] alliance to power. Months after his election win, President Dissanayake visited New Delhi, marking his first state visit abroad in December 2024, when India and Sri Lanka issued a joint statement laying out the main areas of cooperation.
Both leaders took to social media platform ‘X’ on Thursday [April 3, 2024] ahead of the visit, and said they looked forward to strengthening the partnership and exploring new avenues for cooperation. A total eight MoUs will be signed during Mr. Modi’s visit, spanning energy, digital infrastructure, health and defence sectors, Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath in an interview to The Hindu earlier this week.
PM Modi’s visit a great opportunity for India and Sri Lanka: Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath
Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Santosh Jha told local media that ties between India and Sri Lanka “have never been better before”. PM Modi’s visit would seek to take forward the “very comprehensive” joint statement adopted during President Dissanayake’s New Delhi visit, he was quoted as saying.
On Saturday [April 5, 2025] Mr. Modi, who will be joined by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, will receive a guard of honour at the Independence Square in Colombo — near a national monument commemorating Sri Lanka’s Independence from British rule — ahead of bilateral talks and the signing out MoUs at the Presidential Secretariat. According to sources in Colombo, Mr. Modi is scheduled to meet several opposition politicians, including those representing the Tamils, on Saturday.
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