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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met Sri Lankan counterpart Harini Amarasuriya in New Delhi in a very important geopolitical meeting between the South Asian neighbours. In the meeting, the Prime Ministers discussed women's empowerment, education, innovation, development cooperation, and fishermen's welfare.
PM Modi took to X and underlined the importance of the meeting. He said, "Glad to welcome Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Harini Amarasuriya. Our discussions covered a broad range of areas, including education, women's empowerment, innovation, development cooperation, and the welfare of our fishermen. As close neighbours, our cooperation holds immense importance for the prosperity of our two peoples as well as the shared region."
Following the meeting, Sri Lankan PM Harini Amarasuriya said, "It was very good. We discussed how we can continue to maintain the good relations that we have established. He asked me about my visit to India and what I have done, and we are going to meet again this evening. So it was a good conversation."
Revealing that both countries have joined hands in many sectors, she said, "We already have many collaborations underway. There's been support from India for infrastructure development in education. However, we also discussed the possibility of forming more institutional collaborations. And he gave me quite a few ideas, Prime Minister Modi, about the education reforms that are going on here. We discussed our respective policies."
She added that the fishermen's issue is an ongoing one and "something that needs to be discussed." PM Amarasuriya stressed the need to protect the livelihoods of fishermen, "but we understand that that's a sensitive issue and we will continue to talk about it."
The Prime Minister of Sri Lanka said the aim of her visit is to further increase and strengthen the relationship of her country with India. She met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday and discussed ways to bolster cooperation between the two countries.
