 "Jaishankar in Lanka for talks")
Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar arrived here today to hold talks with the top Sri Lankan leadership and officials on a host of issues including setting of agenda of the Indo-Lanka Joint Commission meeting next month.
Jaishankar, who arrived from the Maldives, is expected to meet his Sri Lankan counterpart and call on Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.
He is expected to hold talks on the Indo-Lanka Joint Commission and tour the northern province capital of Jaffna, officials said.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is expected to visit Sri Lanka for the Joint Commission meeting.
Yesterday, in the Maldives, Jaishankar called on President Abdulla Yameen and Foreign Minister Dunya Maumoon and discussed issues of bilateral cooperation.
Jaishankar, who arrived from the Maldives, is expected to meet his Sri Lankan counterpart and call on Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.
He is expected to hold talks on the Indo-Lanka Joint Commission and tour the northern province capital of Jaffna, officials said.
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Yesterday, in the Maldives, Jaishankar called on President Abdulla Yameen and Foreign Minister Dunya Maumoon and discussed issues of bilateral cooperation.
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