Indian Foreign Secretary in town tomorrow

India’s Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai, is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka from 8-10 October 2011, Indian Ministry of External Affairs said in a press release yesterday.

This would be Mathai’s first visit to Sri Lanka, since he took over as Foreign Secretary in August 2011.

During the visit, the Foreign Secretary is scheduled to call on President Mahinda Rajapaksa and several other political leaders.

Mathai would also be meeting the Opposition Leader Ranil Wickramasinghe and representatives of the major Tamil party in Sri Lanka, Tamil National Alliance (TNA).

The Foreign Secretary would hold discussions on bilateral relations, regional and global issues with his Sri Lankan counterpart Karunatillake Amunugama, the press statement said.

He will also review developmental projects being taken up in various parts of North under the assistance of Indian government.

The Foreign Secretary would also review the progress made during the meeting of the 4th India-Sri Lanka Joint Working Group (JWG) on Fisheries scheduled on 7th October 2011 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, the Ministry said.