Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has conveyed to Sri Lanka’s Foreign Relations Minister Dinesh Gunawardena that he looks forward to working closely with his counterpart to take India- Sri Lanka partnership to greater heights as part of India’s neighborhood first policy.

Jaishankar called Minister Gunawardena Tuesday to congratulate him on his reappointment as Minister of Foreign Relations of Sri Lanka.

Immediately after Minister Gunawardena assumed charge of his duties Monday, High Commissioner of India Gopal Baglay paid a courtesy call on the Minister.

High Commissioner Baglay handed over a Letter of Congratulation from Dr. S Jaishankar and noted that the strong mandate received by the Sri Lankan Government in recent elections would play a key role in strengthening the commitment by both the countries to take the bilateral relationship forward.

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