On the occasion of the New Year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today held a telephone conversation with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa where he conveyed his wishes and emphasized India’s commitment for shared peace, prosperity and progress.
Prime Minister Modi conveyed his New Year greetings and good wishes on behalf of the people of India. He emphasized India’s commitment to ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy and the vision of shared peace, security, prosperity and progress for all of India’s friends and partners in the region.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa warmly reciprocated the wishes of Prime Minister and expressed confidence that India and Sri Lanka would further enhance their friendly ties in the year 2020. The two leaders reiterated their commitment to closely work together towards this end.
Speaking to the Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, Prime Minister reiterated India’s commitment to further expand the close and extensive cooperation with Sri Lanka. Prime Minister Rajapaksa reciprocated the wishes warmly and expressed keen desire to further enhance relations between the two countries.