Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai, will be on a three day visit to Sri Lanka starting from tomorrow. This would be Ranjan Mathai's first visit to Sri Lanka, since he took over as Foreign Secretary in September 2011. During the visit, the Foreign Secretary is scheduled to call on the Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa and several other political leaders.

Mr Mathai would also be meeting the Opposition Leader Ranil Wickramasinghe and representatives of the major Tamil party in Sri Lanka, Tamil National Alliance (TNA).

The Foreign Secretary would hold discussions on bilateral relations, regional and global issues with his Sri Lankan counterpart Karunatillake Amunugama, the press statement said. He will also review developmental projects being taken up in various parts of the war ravaged North under the assistance of Indian government.