India and Sri Lanka discuss cooperation

Sri Lanka’s State Minister of Foreign Affairs Vasantha Senanayake met India’s Minister of State for External Affairs General Vijay Kumar Singh (Retd.) recently on the sidelines of the 50th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting in Manila. 

The two ministers discussed the recent elevation of the longstanding relations between the two countries and excellent cooperation and understanding the two countries presently enjoy. They particularly noted the recent exchange of the highest political level visits, the constant elevation of the bilateral engagement including in economic, cultural, education, development and humanitarian assistance and several other spheres.

The meeting took place on the sidelines of the grand celebration of the 50th anniversary of the ASEAN and ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) at which the State Minister was representing Sri Lanka. Present with State Minister Senanayake were Buddhika Pathirana MP, Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to the Philippines Aruni Ranaraja, Director General of East Asia and the Pacific O.L. Ameerajwad and other senior officials of both countries.