New Delhi, Apr 17 (PTI) Vice President C P Radhakrishnan will undertake a two-day visit to Sri Lanka beginning Sunday as part of India’s efforts to further shore up ties with the island nation.
In Colombo, Radhakrishnan will meet Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Disanayaka, Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya and other senior leaders.
“This will be the first bilateral visit by the Vice President of India to Sri Lanka,” the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said, announcing the trip.
“Sri Lanka is a key partner in India’s vision MAHASAGAR as well as its Neighbourhood First Policy,” it said.
“The visit of the Vice President to Sri Lanka follows recent high-level engagements between the two nations and will further reinforce the millennia-old people-to-people ties that bind India and Sri Lanka,” it said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the vision MAHASAGAR or “Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions” for India’s engagement with the Global South during his visit to Mauritius in March last year. PTI MPB AMJ AMJ
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