President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will undertake a State Visit to India from December 15 to 17 at the invitation of Indian President Droupadi Murmu. This is the first overseas visit undertaken by the President after his assumption of office.
President Dissanayake will also participate in a business event in Delhi to promote investment and commercial linkages between India and Sri Lanka. Further, he will visit Bodh Gaya as part of the visit. This will be the first bilateral visit of President Dissanayake to India after the recently concluded Presidential and Parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka.
During the visit, President Dissanayake is scheduled to meet Indian President Droupadi Murmu and hold bilateral discussions with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other Indian dignitaries on a range of issues of mutual interest. The visit will further advance and consolidate the long-standing relations between the two countries.