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Sri Lankan President thanks Indian External Affairs Minister for providing Line of Credit

| @indiablooms | Mar 29, 2022, at 04:39 am

Colombo: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday when he thanked the Indian Minister for providing USD 1 billion Line of Credit (LOC).

"Met with Indian Foreign Minister @DrSJaishankar today, and I expressed my gratitude to the Government of #India for the invaluable assistance provided recently via the line of credit, on behalf of the people of #lka," the President tweeted.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday called on Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and also on Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and held discussions on the close bilateral relations.

During his meeting with PM Mahinda, the two jointly witnessed the signing of an agreement on supporting Buddhist culture and heritage, as well as virtually inaugurated the Jaffna Cultural Centre.

He later visited the HCL office in Colombo that was set up late last year and is providing employment.

During his call on President Rajapaksa, the two reviewed different dimensions of the relations, and assured him of India's continued cooperation and understanding – in view of Sri Lanka's economic troubles.

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