A multi-party parliamentary delegation, led by the leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj, will visit Sri Lanka from April 16 to April 21. They are expected to meet with political parties, members of the incumbent government and those from the opposition as well. The visit comes only weeks after India’s vote in support of a U.S.-sponsored UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution calling for Sri Lanka to implement the recommendations of its Reconciliation Commission.
In the last few years, both countries have increased cooperation in all bilateral fields such as trade, investment, development, education, culture and defence. After the two countries signed the India-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement in March 2000, bilateral trade has multiplied nearly five-folds; India is among the four largest overall investors in Sri Lanka with cumulative investments of over US$ 600 million.
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