The Indian High Commissioner Gopal Baglay on May 13 became the first foreign envoy to call on the new Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and discussed with him the current situation in the country amid the worst economic crisis, according to sources.
Mr. Wickremesinghe, 73, was sworn in as Sri Lanka's 26th Prime Minister on May 12 to stabilise the country's debt-ridden economy and end the political turmoil.
Mr. Baglay visited Mr. Wickremesinghe immediately after the latter assumed duties in his office on Friday, Prime Minister’s office sources said.
