(UTV|COLOMBO) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will visit Sri Lanka and India on 14 – 15 January, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated during Thursday’s briefing (26), the TASS News Agency reported.
“On 14 – 15 January, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will come to Sri Lanka and India on a working visit,” she noted.
According to her, on 14 January, Lavrov will meet with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, also planning to hold talks with his Sri Lankan Counterpart Dinesh Gunawardena.
“They plan to discuss the current state of relations between Russia and Sri Lanka, the prospects for promoting political dialogue, developing cooperation in the trade-economic, humanitarian and other spheres, as well as to discuss expanding the bilateral treaty and legal basis. Special attention will be paid to expanding cooperation within international organizations, namely within the United Nations (UN) and its specialised bodies,” the Spokeswoman said.
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