Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is set to arrive in India on September 14 for a three day visit, his first official overseas visit since his election in August.
Wickremesinghe will have meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as well as Minister of External Affairs, Sushma Swaraj and others. He will also call upon President Pranab Mukherjee.
The visit will discuss the bilateral relations between the two nations including grants in the sectors of healthcare, small developmental projects along with the SAARC satellite.
It is speculated that discussions may also be held on accidental incursions by fishermen, while the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement would not be signed during this visit.
Wickremesinghe’s trip to India echoes the first trip of Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, who visited India in January of 2015.
India – Sri Lanka Bilateral Trade:
Total Trade (Jan-Oct 2013): USD $ 4.6 billion
Total Indian Import (2014-2015): USD $ 625 million
Total Indian Export (2014-2015): USD $ 3,977 million
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All trade figures are from the Ministry of External Affairs, India, Foreign Policy