The minister stepped in to help Gurpreet, who wanted to come back to India, after she posted a short video on Twitter, alleging that she and her seven-year daughter had been kept in a refugee camp in Germany by her husband’s family.
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India and Sri Lanka on Friday signed MoUs connected to health sector and renovation of schools.
During their 50-minute long meeting, the Prime Minister sought Indian investment in Sri Lanka and proposed partnership in setting up a SEZ in Trincomalee.
Ms. Swaraj will today co-chair the Joint Commission meeting with her Sri Lankan counterpart where the two sides will address outstanding bilateral issues like the problem of fishermen and review the Indian development assistance programmes in the country.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj attended the ninth Indo-Lanka Joint Commission meeting to discuss key bilateral and regional issues.EAM Sushma Swaraj also met Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. The two leaders also talked about state university linkages. The matter involved socio-economic issues and livelihood of fishermen, Ms. Pall added.
Noting that Lanka has sought more seats for its medical students in Indian universities, they said the joint commission also discussed the potential of private universities opening their campus in Lanka.
Ahead of Swaraj’s visit, Swarup told the media in New Delhi on Thursday that the discussions in Friday’s joint commission meeting would cover the entire gamut of the relationship between the two countries.
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Minister Swaraj will arrive in Sri Lanka in the afternoon of 5 February and depart in the evening of 6 February. Swaraj had visited Sri Lanka in March 2015.
