Indian Foreign Secretary in Lanka today

INDIAN Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran will pay a four day official visit to Sri Lanka from today to May 3.

He will lead the Indian delegation at the Foreign Office consultations scheduled to be held with the Sri Lankan Government on Monday, the High Commission of India said.

The talks are expected to review the entire gamut of the multi-faceted bilateral relations between India and Sri Lanka. Saran will also call on Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar and other Sri Lankan dignitaries.

The Indian Foreign Secretary and his delegation will visit Trincomalee and Kandy.

In Trincomalee, the Foreign Secretary will visit the Trincomalee Technical College and Navy House where he will be hosted at lunch by Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekera, Commander, Eastern Naval Area.

He will travel to Kandy where he will pay his respects to the Sacred Tooth Relic and also meet Central Province Governor Monty Gopallawa who will host a dinner in his honour. The delegation will also visit the historic sites of Sigiriya, Dambulla and Anuradhapura.