External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on March 28 visited Lanka IOC, the local subsidiary of India’s oil major Indian Oil Corporation in Colombo and took stock of the island nation’s fuel supply situation amidst India’s support during its current foreign exchange crisis.
Sri Lanka is facing an acute economic and energy crisis triggered due to the shortage of foreign exchange.
Mr. Jaishankar is in Colombo to hold bilateral talks with the country’s top leadership and attend the seven-nation BIMSTEC summit.