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A delegation of Members of the Parliament of Sri Lanka called on the Prime Minister today. H.E. Mr. Karu Jayasurya, Speaker of the Sri Lankan Parliament, led the multi-party delegation. pic.twitter.com/uMN37bOoT1

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) September 10, 2018

The Parliamentarians noted the historical ties and shared spiritual & cultural heritage of India and Sri Lanka and expressed appreciation for the deepening of relations between the two countries in recent years.

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) September 10, 2018

They also noted benefits from a number of people-centric development cooperation projects being carried out with India’s assistance in Sri Lanka. They agreed that speedy implementation of joint economic projects will bring benefits to the economies and people of both countries.

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) September 10, 2018

PM @narendramodi welcomed the delegation and stressed the importance of such linkages. He stated that the new initiatives for enhancing relations between provincial assemblies and local bodies of the two countries would further deepen people-to-people ties.

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) September 10, 2018

Had a wonderful interaction with Members of Parliament from Sri Lanka. We had extensive discussions on ways to further boost India-Sri Lanka friendship. https://t.co/J796R1IYbX pic.twitter.com/EiBNyAKY3K

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 10, 2018