Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa met on Saturday (September 26, 2020) for a virtual summit. While this is the third virtual summit amidst COVID crisis by PM Modi, this is a first with a leader of the neighbouring country.
PM Modi’s first meeting was with Australian PM and second meet with the European Union leadership.
PM Modi congratulated Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapakse for his recent electoral success which the former said shows “confidence in your leadership and the victory will give the opportunity to start a new chapter in Indo-Sri Lanka ties”.
“Under neighbourhood first policy and SAGAR Doctrine, we will give priority to Sri Lanka,” he said.