S Jaishankar Arrives In Sri Lanka To Finalise Debt Restructuring Talks

S Jaishankar, who rounded off his official visit to the Maldives, was welcomed in Colombo by the minister of state for foreign affairs Tharaka Balasuriya.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday arrived here for a much-anticipated visit to Sri Lanka, where he will meet the cash-strapped country's top leadership to finalise a debt restructuring plan to help Colombo carve out a path from its worst economic crisis.

Mr Jaishankar, who rounded off his official visit to the Maldives, was welcomed here by the minister of state for foreign affairs Tharaka Balasuriya.

Jaishankar is scheduled to have meetings later on Thursday with his Sri Lankan counterpart Ali Sabry and President Ranil Wickremesinghe, officials said.

Debt restructuring will headline Mr Jaishankar's talks with Sri Lanka's top leadership during his two-day official visit.