The Prime Minister and the delegation were welcomed at the airport by the Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Taranjit Singh, Sri Lankan High Commissioner in New Delhi Chitranganee Wagiswara and other dignitaries.

The official discussions of the visit will begin today (26th April).

PM Wickremesinghe is accompanied by the Minister of Disaster Management Anura Priyadarshana Yapa, Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade Malik Samarawickreme, Secretary to the Prime Minister Saman Ekanayake, Additional Secretary Saman Athaudahetti, Senior DG, South Asia and SAARC Region, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Asoka Girihagama, and the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Sandra Perera.