Jaishankar meets GL Peiris in Rwanda

Jaishankar’s meeting with Peiris took place hours after a four-member delegation led by Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra met Sri Lanka’s top leadership, including President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, in Colombo and assured them that India stands ready to help the country’s quick economic recovery through promoting investments, connectivity and strengthening economic linkage.

G.L. Peiris is representing President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) taking place in Kigali, Rwanda from 21 to 25 June 2022.

The Indian delegation which visited Colombo first met President Rajapaksa. “Both sides had a productive exchange of views on the current economic situation in Sri Lanka as well as India’s ongoing support,” the High Commission of India in Colombo said in a press release.

The delegation later met with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and the two sides had an in-depth discussion on the Sri Lankan economy and efforts undertaken by the Government of Sri Lanka towards achieving economic recovery.