“India A Pal, Helped Sri Lanka Fight Terrorism”: Mahinda Rajapaksa
Mahinda Rajapaksa thanked PM Modi for his talk over with to Sri Lanka after the Easter Sunday bombings.
New Delhi:
Calling India a “long-standing good friend”, Sri Lankan Top Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday thanked Top Minister Narendra Modi for visiting his nation within the aftermath of ultimate 12 months’s Easter Sunday terror assaults and defined that New Delhi has all the time helped Colombo in its battle in opposition to terrorism.
In a joint press briefing with PM Modi, Mahinda Rajapaksa mentioned he hopes that India will proceed to lend a hand Sri Lanka battle terrorism.
Mahinda Rajapaksa expressed his gratitude to PM Modi for the neighbourhood first coverage and the concern India offers to Sri Lanka.
“We had agreed that our cooperation is multifaceted and precedence is given to numerous spaces together with safety, financial system, tradition and social sectors. A part of our discussions targeted on cooperation with reference to the protection of the 2 nations. India has all the time assisted Sri Lanka to beef up our capability, features in intelligence and counter-terrorism. We stay up for getting persisted fortify on this regard,” he mentioned.
“I thank the Top Minister for visiting Sri Lanka within the aftermath of the Easter Sunday terror assaults that equipped us with immense power to return to phrases with the tragedy. We additionally respect Top Minister Modi’s $400 million line of credit score to beef up the financial system of Sri Lanka and every other $50 million line of credit score for combating terrorism,” he added.
The Sri Lankan president advised PM Modi to believe additional help to make bigger housing projectS everywhere Sri Lanka to learn folks from rural spaces.
“The Top Minister and I mentioned how Sri Lanka and India can paintings in combination within the box of financial system. India is one of the international’s quickest rising economies. I mentioned with PM Modi how Sri Lanka may just have the benefit of positive financial sectors the place India is in a powerful place,” he mentioned.
Concluding his remark, Mahinda Rajapaksa mentioned, “India is our closest neighbour and a long-standing good friend. The shut historic hyperlinks…equipped a forged basis to our ties.”
