New Indian envoy to calls on Sri Lankan PM to discuss multidimensional bilateral ties
COLOMBO – India’s new High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Santosh Jha on Friday (29) called on Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena and discussed a wide range of topics related to the multidimensional bilateral ties.
Jha assumed charge as the High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka last week.
“The High Commissioner called on HE PM @DCRGunawardena today. They discussed a wide range of topics pertaining to the multidimensional India-Sri Lanka relationship” the Indian mission posted on X.
They also emphasized that centuries-old linkages in Buddhism are central to the abiding connection between the people of the two countries.
A senior Indian diplomat, Jha was India’s Ambassador to the European Union, Belgium & Luxembourg before taking up his assignment in Colombo.
Jha had also served in Colombo from 2007-2010 as Counsellor at the High Commission, handling work related to commercial and economic matters. During this period, he played a major role in building the architecture of India-Sri Lanka development cooperation.
-PTI
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