NewsPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday held bilateral talks with Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on key issues, including developmental cooperation, besides holding parleys with leaders from nine other countries on the sidelines of the solar alliance meet, NDTV reported. Neighbourhood first! PM @narendramodi met Sri Lankan President, Maithripala Sirisena, on his 5th visit to India as President, on the sidelines of the #ISA. Leaders exchanged views on developmental cooperation, among other areas of bilateral cooperation," Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted. Apart from meeting Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena and Bangladeshi President Abdul Hamid, PM Modi held talks with leaders from the UAE, Seychelles, Comoros, Guyana, Fiji, Djibouti, Somalia, Mali and Rwanda.

Source: Sunday Times March 12, 2018 02:37 UTC