External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will on Monday meet the Sri Lankan leadership, Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa, Foreign Minister G.L. Peiris, even as the country battles a grave economic crisis with help, including from India that recently extended $2.4 billion.
Mr. Jaishankar will also interact with prominent members of the Opposition, Tamil and Muslim political parties, ahead of his participation in the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC). The Indian official was received at the airport by four Sri Lankan Ministers, leading the country’s energy, highways, tourism and aviation sectors.
