Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe who is on an official two-day visit to India, met with Indian billionaire industrialist Gautam Adani in New Delhi and discussed development projects.
Adani tweeted that he met with Wickremesinge to discuss a series of projects including the continued development of the Colombo Port West Container Terminal, a 500 MW wind project.
Adani also said he extended the renewal of energy expertise to produce green hydrogen.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe marks his first visit to India as the President of Sri Lanka, while marking one year since he was selected as President, after Gotabaya Rajapaksa stepped down in 2022.
On Thursday (20), Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar called on Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe following his arrival in India for a two-day visit.
“Honoured to call on President Ranil Wickremesinghe of Sri Lanka during his India visit,” Jaishankar tweeted.
During his visit, President Wickremesinghe will meet President Smt. Droupadi Murmu and hold discussions with Prime Minister and other Indian dignitaries on a range of issues of mutual interest.
“Confident that his meeting with PM Narendra Modi tomorrow will further strengthen our neighborly bonds and take forward India’s Neighbourhood First and SAGAR policies,” said the External Affairs Minister on Twitter.
President Wickremesinghe will meet with President Smt. Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, and later in the day he will meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
-News 1st