President, Doval in fruitful discussion

Indo-Lanka security cooperation, maintaining peace and security in the Indian Ocean region, infrastructure development in Sri Lanka were among the major topics discussed when Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval called on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat Saturday evening (28), government sources said.

President Rajapaksa and the Indian Security Advisor engaged in a discussion aimed at further strengthening all forms of bilateral relations.

Both sides agreed that the infrastructure development projects initiated with the assistance of India should be completed expeditiously.

Doval expressed India’s willingness to identify and invest in new fields that can contribute to the economic growth in Sri Lanka.

Both President and the Indian Security Advisor stressed the need to further consolidate mutually beneficial bilateral cooperation which is already at a very satisfactory level