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High Commissioner Moragoda meets Governor and Chief Minister of the State of Gujarat
Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to India, Milinda Moragoda, who is on a three-day official visit to the State of Gujarat, met with the Governor and the Chief Minister of the State.
The High Commissioner’s meeting with the Gujarat Chief Minister, Shri Bhupendra Patel. was held at the Chief Minister’s office, in Gandhinagar. At the outset, the High Commissioner congratulated the Chief Minister on his resounding victory at the recently concluded assembly elections, in Gujarat. The discussion focused on the interactions between the State of Gujarat and Sri Lanka in multiple spheres and particularly in the tourism sector. The importance of promoting the Ramayana trail, in Sri Lanka, among Gujarati tourists, and the Gujarat Buddhist Trail ,among Sri Lankan pilgrims ,was also discussed. High Commissioner Moragoda recalled how Sri Lanka and the State of Gujarat signed an MoU on tourism cooperation, in 2009,when he was the Minister of Tourism, and the Present Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, was the Chief Minister of Gujarat. The ways and means to further enhance economic activities, and people to people contacts, between Sri Lanka and Gujarat, was discussed. High Commissioner Moragoda invited Chief Minister Patel to undertake a visit to Sri Lanka, at a mutually convenient time.
High Commissioner also met with the Governor of the State of Gujarat, Shri Acharya Devvrat, at the Raj Bhavan, in Gandhinagar. The Governor extended a warm welcome to the High Commissioner and the discussion was held in a very cordial manner. The discussion focused on the relations between Sri Lanka and Gujarat. Governor Devvrat is a practitioner of natural farming, and the High Commissioner sought his cooperation in imparting technical know how to Sri Lanka in this method of farming. The Governor agreed to extend cooperation and invited High Commissioner Moragoda to visit his 200 acre natural farm in Kurukshetra, Haryana. High Commissioner Moragoda briefed the Governor about Sri Lanka’s decision to appoint a Honorary Consul in Ahmedabad to cover the State of Gujarat. The High Commissioner also invited Governor Devvrat to visit Sri Lanka.
The Sri Lankan High Commissioner was accompanied to these meetings by Deputy High Commissioner Niluka Kadurugamuwa and Minister Counsellor of the High Commission of Sri Lanka in New Delhi Gamini Sarath Godakanda.
Following the conclusion of bilateral discussions between President Anura Kumara Disanayake and Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, official-level talks between the delegations of Sri Lanka and India commenced this morning (05) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.
Representing the Government of Sri Lanka were Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, Vijitha Herath; Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Anil Jayantha; Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake; Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Dr. P. Nandalal Weerasinghe, along with other senior officials.
The Indian delegation included Minister of External Affairs Dr. S. Jaishankar, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and His Excellency Santosh Jha, High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, along with several other senior officials of the Government of India.
Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, who arrived in Sri Lanka on the invitation of President Anura Kumara Disanayake on Friday [04] night, visited the Presidential Secretariat this morning (05).
The Indian Prime Minister was warmly welcomed by President Anura Kumara Disanayake upon his arrival at the Presidential Secretariat.
Prime Minister Modi is currently on a state visit to Sri Lanka, reaffirming the theme “Friendship of Centuries — Commitment to a Prosperous Future” which symbolises the longstanding ties between Sri Lanka and India. The Indian Premier is scheduled to remain in the country until tomorrow (06).
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The official welcoming ceremony for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was held this morning (05) at the Independence Square in Colombo.
On arrival at the Independence Square the Indian Prime Minister was warmly welcomed by President Anura Kumara Disanayake.
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