Minister of Finance Basil Rajapaksa who is on an official visit to India at the invitation of the Government of India has called on the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi today.
It was at the Parliament complex.
Prior to the meeting, Basil Rajapaksa called on Indian Foreign Secretary Sri Harsh Vardhana Shringla.
Secretary to the Minister of Finance S. R. Attygalle, Sri Lankan High Commissioner to India Milinda Moragoda, and Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Gopal Bagle were also present.
During the visit, the Finance Minister and the delegation were accompanied by Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jayashankar, Finance Minister Nirmala Seetharaman, and India’s Deputy National Security Adviser Sri Vikum Misri and are scheduled to meet with them, sources in the Finance Ministry said.