Sushma meets Sri Lankan President
Friday - September 1, 2017 1:08 pm ,
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Sushma meets Sri Lankan President
Colombo Sep 1 (IANS) Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday met Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena here and discussed issues of bilateral interest.
"Meeting with the leadership... discusses bilateral issues of mutual collaboration " Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveeh Kumar tweeted.
Earlier Sushma Swaraj met new Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Tilak Marapana. The Leader of the Opposition R. Sampanthan called on the Indian leader.
Sushma Swaraj arrived here on Thursday on a two-day visit to Sri Lanka to attend the Second Indian Ocean Conference.
As a gesture to mark Sushma Swaraj s visit Sri Lanka freed 76 Indian fishermen caught poaching in the island nation s waters.
--IANS
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