President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is warmly welcomed during his visit to India
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake arrived in India today (15) at around 5:30 p.m via the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi.
He was warmly welcomed by India’s Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Dr. S. Murugan, Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Santosh Jha, Additional Secretary of the Indian Ocean Region Puneet Agrawal, Chief of Protocol Anshuman Gaur, and other diplomatic officials.
The Indian media gave significant coverage to the President’s arrival. Around major roundabouts in New Delhi, billboards featuring the images of both President Dissanayake and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were prominently displayed.
Later tonight, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is scheduled to hold discussions with India’s Minister of External Affairs, Dr. S. Jaishankar, and National Security Advisor, Shri Ajit Doval.
Accompanying the President on this visit are Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, and Tourism Vijitha Herath, and Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Prof. Anil Jayantha Fernando.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake of Sri Lanka arrived in India and was warmly welcomed by Indian officials at the airport. The Indian media gave coverage to his arrival, with billboards featuring him and Prime Minister Modi displayed in New Delhi. President Dissanayake is scheduled to hold discussions with India’s Minister of External Affairs and National Security Advisor. He is accompanied by Sri Lankan Ministers Vijitha Herath and Prof. Anil Jayantha Fernando on this visit.
