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Sri Lankan Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa to travel to New Delhi, call on PM Modi

Sri Lankan Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa to travel to New Delhi, call on PM Modi

Colombo, Nov 22 (UNI) Sri Lankan Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa is to travel to New Delhi and is scheduled to call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi during which he is likely to seek more investments from India in Sri Lanka and also to draw more tourists, a media report said.
Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Professor G.L Peiris said that preparations for the meeting are currently being made by Sri Lanka and India, the Colombo Gazette reported.
“The Indian High Commission in Colombo and the Sri Lankan High Commission in New Delhi are finalising details of the visit,” Peiris said.

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