INDIA WELCOMES SRI LANKA PRESIDENT MANDATE, REITERATES INVITATION

As President Anura Dissanayake of Sri Lanka consolidated his position with a thumping majority for his leftist coalition in Parliament, India welcomed the development while reaffirming its commitment to working with the island neighbour for mutual benefit. The Indian government reiterated its invitation for the president to visit India at an early date as Indian high commissioner Santosh Jha called on Dissanayake shortly after the outcome of the snap polls became clear. Jha was the first foreign dignitary to meet Dissanayake also after the latter was elected president in September this year.

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