Sushma discusses delay in Indian projects with Sri Lankan president

by Sivakami
Sep 2, 2017

India's external affairs minister, Sushma Swaraj raised the issue of a "perceived delay" in Indian backed projects with Sri Lanka's president on Friday, as she met him for discussions at the sidelines of the Indian Ocean Conference taking place in Colombo. 

According to The Hindu, Ms Swaraj met with Mr Sirisena at his resident, where she "assured President Sirisena that New Delhi appreciated the domestic political challenges facing his government, she urged Colombo to expedite decision-making on the terms of the projects". 

Meanwhile the spokesperson of the ministry of external affairs tweeted, "meeting with the leadership. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj calls on President Sirisena and discussed bilateral issues of mutual collaboration."

Ms Swaraj also met with Sri Lanka's prime minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, and her counterpart, the newly appointed Tilak Marapana. 

See here and here. 
 

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