For the first time, India and Sri Lanka on Saturday Inked An Ambitious Defense Cooperation Pact with Prime Minister Narendra Modi Outlining a BRAADER ROADMAP for Deeper Bilateral COPERATION, Asserting THE CECURITY of both nations is interlinked and dependent on Each other.
The defense pact is among seven key agrements signed by the two sides following wide-ringing talks
The defense pact, being seen as a major move to Bolster Strategic Ties, Came Nearly Four Decades after
“We believe that our security interests are similar. The security of both counters are interlined and dependent on Each other,” Modi said in his media media statement.
“I am grateful to President Dissanayake for his sensitivity towards India’s interests.
In his remarks, dissanayake said he assured PM Modi that Sri Lanka will not allow its territory to be used in any manner Inimical to India’s Security Interests.
He said he also conveyed to modi that India’s assistance to Sri Lanka in Times of Need and Continuing Solidarity are deeply
Another Important Agreement that the two sides inked was on developing trincamalee as an energy hub.
PM Modi and President Dissanayake also virtually inaugurated the Sampur Solar Power Project.
“The Sampur Solar Power Plant Will Help in Sri Lanka’s Energy Security. All the people of Sri Lanka Will Benefit from the Agreemements Signed for Building a Multi-Product Pipeloping Tronecomaline As an energy hub, “Modi said.
The Grid Inter-Connectivity Agreement Between the two countries will open up options for Sri Lanka to Export Electricity, He Said.
Modi said sri lanka has a “special place” in India’s NeighBourhood First Policy and Vision ‘Mahasagar’.
“In the last four months, Since President Dissanayake Visited India, our cooperation has progressed significantly,” He said.
The modi-dissanayake talks were help a day after the Prime Minister Arrived in the Sri Lankan Capital after concluding his trip to bangkok, where he attended a summit of the Bimstec Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation).
Ahead of the talks, modi was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the history independence square in the heart of the heart of the Sri Lankan Capital, in the first successful history to a Foreign Leader.
Presentation Dissanayake Received the prime minister at the square – the venue for national day celebrations and takes its name from the independence Memorial Hall Built Built Built Built to CommeMorate the Island Nation ‘ From British Rule in 1948.