Union Minister Muraleedharan to take part in Sri Lanka’s 75th Independence Day celebrations

State Minister for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan will represent India at Sri Lanka’s 75th Independence Day celebrations and hold bilateral meetings with President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Foreign Minister Ali Sabri. The authorities gave this information on Friday. Sri Lanka celebrates its Independence Day on February 4. The program of the country’s 75th Independence Day will be organized on Saturday in the capital Colombo. In addition to Muraleedharan, several other foreign dignitaries, including Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland, will attend the main event in the capital Colombo, officials said.

The security of the capital has been strengthened with the deployment of armed troops in the most popular places in and around the suburbs of Colombo. The officials said Muraleedharan will hold bilateral meetings with Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe and Foreign Minister Sabri. Muraleedharan will also interact with prominent members of the Indian expat community. Muraleedharan’s two-day visit reflects the deepening of bilateral ties between the two countries amid the island nation’s ongoing economic crisis.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi said on Thursday that Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan will visit Sri Lanka on February 3-4, where he will attend the 75th Independence Day celebrations of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka is currently facing a severe economic crisis and looks forward to India’s cooperation in debt restructuring. Sri Lanka is seeking a $2.9 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

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