India’s Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar has met Sri Lanka’s newly elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in the first such visit of a dignitary since a new government took office in the island nation last month, amid questions over how Dissanayake would balance between regional powers China and India.
Friday in the first such visit of a dignitary since a new government took office in the island nation last month, amid questions over how Dissanayake would balance between regional powers China and India . The two men discussed ways to deepen bilateral ties.
At the same time, China’s support to restructure its infrastructure loans to Sri Lanka is vital for Sri Lanka to emerge from its dire economic crisis. Jaishankar has extended an invitation to Dissanayake to visit India at a mutually convenient date, the ministry said in a statement.China has lent Sri Lanka billions of dollars for development projects, some of which have been criticized as having little practical use. They include the Hambantota port, built with Chinese money in former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s home region, despite the plan having been rejected by an expert panel.
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