Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has arrived in New Delhi this evening on a three-day visit. Mr. Ranil Wickremesinghe was received by the Minister of Commerce and Industry Nirmala Sitharaman at Indira Gandhi International Airport. During his stay in New Delhi, he will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi tomorrow and hold delegation level talks. 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. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka's International Trade Minister Malik Samarawickrema, who is accompanying Mr. Wickremesinghe, said the focus of the 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 PM 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. He said, Sri Lanka is keen to have stronger ties with India on areas such as investment, technology, education, agriculture, industrial development and culture.