PHOTOS: Gardened welcome in Guard of Honor, Colombo to PM Modi
Colombo:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was given a grand welcome in Colombo and was given a guard of honor. The Prime Minister reached Colombo on Saturday on a three -day visit. Five ministers including Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Vijita Herath, Health Minister Nalinda Jayatissa and Fisheries Minister Ramalingam Chandrashekhar were present at the airport to give special welcome to Prime Minister Modi. He was welcomed by Sri Lankan President Anuraa Kumara Disanayake at Independence Square, Colombo. After this, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was given a formal Guard of Honor at Independence Chowk.
Prime Minister Modi will hold extensive talks with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Disanayake on Saturday.
After the meeting, India and Sri Lanka are expected to agree to about 10 areas, including promoting cooperation in the areas of defense, energy security and digitization.
The Prime Minister has reached the capital of Sri Lanka after completing his visit to Bangkok. In Bangkok, he attended the summit of BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal for multi-regional technical and economic cooperation).
Prime Minister Modi said in a statement on Thursday before leaving for a visit to two countries, “We will have the opportunity to review the progress on the joint approach to ‘promoting partnership for a shared future” and will give further guidance to make our shared objectives come forward. “
The joint approach was adopted three months ago during the Sri Lankan President’s visit to New Delhi.
