Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe to meet PM Modi today

Visiting Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Wednesday and discuss several issues of mutual interest.

Wickremesinghe, who arrived in the national capital on Tuesday on a three-day visit will also call on President Pranab Mukherjee.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and some other diplomats will also meet the visiting dignitary.

The Sri Lankan Prime Minister will address the opening plenary of the India Economic Summit in New Delhi on Thursday.

World Economic Forum is hosting the annual summit which is expected to be attended by various business and political leaders including top policymakers and CEOs.