Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is arriving in New Delhi Monday evening on a three-day visit.<br/><br/>During his stay, he will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday and there will be a press statement by the two Prime Ministers.<br/><br/>Thereafter, the two countries are likely to sign MoUs in various sectors.<br/><br/>The Sri Lankan Prime Minister will call on President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday at Rashtrapati Bhawan and hold talks.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, Sri Lanka's International Trade Minister Malik Samarawickrema, who is accompanying Mr Wickremesinghe, has said that the focus of the Prime Minister's visit will be more than just negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement which covers only trade and services.<br/><br/>Refuting opposition's claim that the Sri Lankan Prime Minister will sign a comprehensive trade treaty with India, Mr Samarawickrema said in a statement that the new Government's objective is to focus on uplifting Sri Lanka and help the local economy generate much-needed jobs for youth through close ties with India.<br/>He said, Sri Lanka is keen to have stronger ties with India on areas such as investment, technology, education, agriculture, industrial development and culture.
News On AIR | September 14, 2015 1:30 PM
Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe to arrive in New Delhi today