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New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 23, 2020, spoke on phone with Gotabaya Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka, regarding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its likely health and economic impacts in the region. PM Modi assured the Sri Lankan President that India would continue to provide all possible support to Sri Lanka for mitigating the effects of the pandemic.
President Rajapaksa briefed PM Modi on the steps being taken by his Government to restart economic activity. In this context, both leaders agreed on the need to accelerate Indian-assisted development projects in Sri Lanka. They also discussed the possibilities of promoting investments and value-addition in Sri Lanka by the Indian private sector, according to a PIB release. Prime Minister Modi conveyed his best wishes for the health and wellbeing of the Sri Lankan people.