Modi meets Sri Lankan President, Bhutanese PM

BENAULIM (GOA): The heads of member nations have begun to arrive in Goa ahead of the BRICS-Bimstec meeting.

BENAULIM (GOA): The heads of member nations have begun to arrive in Goa ahead of the BRICS-Bimstec meeting.

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Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena, Bhutan Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay, Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Myanmar’s Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have arrived in the state.

The BRICS-Bimstec (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) outreach meet will be held at a star resort at Mobor, located nearly 30km from Benaulim, where the BRICS summit is currently underway.

“A friend comes to India... glad to have President @ MaithripalaS visit India for the BRICS-BIMSTEC Outreach Summit,” PM Narendra Modi tweeted, welcoming the Sri Lankan President.

After his meeting with Sirisena at Benaulim, Modi tweeted, “Wonderful meeting with President @MaithripalaS. Sri Lanka is one our most valued friends & we are working to deepen our ties even more.”

Sirisena also took to Twitter to share about his meeting with Modi. “With PM @ Narendramodi, I discussed ways to deepen SL-India relations and how SL can play a stronger role in the region,” he said.

Modi also held a meeting with his Bhutan counterpart Tsering Tobgay.