Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, on Monday, assured Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that his country won’t allow its land to be “used in any way in a manner that is detrimental to the interest of India.”
Addressing the media after a bilateral meeting with PM Modi at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, Dissanayake further said, “The cooperation with India will certainly flourish and I want to reassure our continued support for India.”
#WATCH | At the joint press statement with PM Narendra Modi, Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says, “I have also given an assurance to the Prime Minister of India that we will not allow our land to be used in any way in a manner that is detrimental to the interest of… pic.twitter.com/X7xrhGBclH
The Sri Lankan President, who is on 3-day India visit, his first foreign trip after assuming office in September, further expressed his happiness of being able to travel to Delhi as his first state visit.
“I want to thank India for the invitation extended to me and also for the warm hospitality that was extended to the whole delegation, including myself. I want to thank PM Modi and President Murmu… This visit paved the way for the cooperation between the two countries to be developed further,” Dissanayake said.
#WATCH | At the joint press statement with PM Narendra Modi, Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says, “…After becoming the President of Sri Lanka, this is my visit foreign visit. I am so happy that I was able to come to Delhi on my first State visit. I want to thank… pic.twitter.com/7OyvAgpupf
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