A press release from the UN Information Centre said the Secretary-General congratulated the PM on the organization of the AI Impact Summit and expressed his deep appreciation for India’s cooperation with the United Nations.
In a letter to the Prime Minister, he said the developments in Sri Lanka, particularly the continued and systematic efforts to deny any political power and self-governance to the Tamil people, are fundamentally contrary to the values India has consistently championed across the world.
According to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), PM Modi conveyed that the people of India stand in firm solidarity with the people of Sri Lanka in this hour of need.
Addressing a press conference after wide-ranging talks with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Colombo, he said the two leaders discussed in detail the issues relating to the livelihood of fishermen.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Sri Lanka in the first week of April at the invitation of Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the local media reported on Wednesday.
Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s meteoric rise to the presidency in Sri Lanka has been followed by a sobering realisation: the promises made during a campaign in the heat of a national crisis are far easier to make than to keep.
Fresh off his last month's India visit, Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Wednesday launched the 'Clean Sri Lanka' national programme, which aims to create a morally and environmentally sustainable nation.
EAM Jaishankar was the first high-level foreign dignitary to visit the island nation after Dissanayake assumed office on September 22.
Sri Lanka's new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake announced late Thursday that his government has reinstated the previous visa issuance system, effective midnight.
Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the leader of National People's Power, is leading the presidential polls in Sri Lanka, as per early trends on Sunday, the Daily Mirror reported.
