PM Modi to visit Sri Lanka on April 5
The Hindu
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Sri Lanka on April 5, 2025, to finalize agreements and commence construction on power plant.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Sri Lanka on April 5, 2025,” President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has announced.
Mr. Dissanayake was delivering a statement in Parliament on Friday (March 21, 2025) when he announced the date for Mr. Modi’s visit, according to news portal Adaderana.lk.
As announced by Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath last week, Mr. Modi will arrive in Colombo to finalise agreements reached during President Dissanayake’s visit to Delhi last year.
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The President also told Parliament that the construction work on the Sampur Power Plant in the eastern port district of Trincomalee is scheduled to commence at the same time as the Indian PM’s visit. Mr. Dissanayake said Mr. Modi is visiting Sri Lanka owing to the stability of the country.
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