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Sri Lanka confirms Indian PM's visit

Xinhua, February 20, 2015 Adjust font size:

The Sri Lankan government on Friday confirmed the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Sri Lanka next month.

Cabinet Spokesperson and Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne said that Modi will arrive in Sri Lanka on March 13 on a three day official visit to hold talks with the government.

Senaratne said that Modi's visit will be the first bilateral visit by an Indian PM to the island nation in over 25 years.

Modi is also expected to travel to the country's war ravaged north during his three-day visit.

The visit has been scheduled a month after the visit of President Maithripala Sirisena to New Delhi.

Sirisena who termed his recent visit to India as successful, returned to the island nation on Feb. 18 after signing four key agreements with the Indian government including one in civil nuclear cooperation.

The agreements will also further strengthen the economic, power and energy, fisheries and cultural affairs sectors between the two countries, the Sri Lankan government said. Endi