The High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to India Milinda Moragoda met with the Minister of External Affairs of India Dr. S. Jaishankar on 20 June 2022 to discuss the way forward with regard to the Indian assistance in stabilizing and recovering the ailing Sri Lankan economy.
High Commissioner Moragoda briefed Minister Jaishankar on the present developments in Sri Lanka and thanked him for his involvement in continuing the assistance that India has extended to Sri Lanka in the form of credits for essential commodities and fuel, as well as the balance of payment support as bridging finance until an IMF programme would be in place.
He also appreciated India for taking up the case of Sri Lanka with the IMF, other multilateral institutions and bilateral development partners.
Minister Jaishankar assured High Commissioner Morogoda of India's continued support to look into the ways and means of stabilizing and recovering the Sri Lankan economy, including through tourism and investments.
Foreign Secretary of India Shri Vinay Kwatra, senior officials of the Ministry of External Affairs of India and officials of the High Commission of Sri Lanka in New Delhi also participated in the meeting.
Minister Jaishankar had chaired a Parliamentary Consultative Committee meeting, which was held on 18 June 2022, on the situation in Sri Lanka where unanimous support on the need to stand with Sri Lanka during this difficult time had been expressed.
High Commission of Sri Lanka
New Delhi
21 June, 2022
