Indian and Canadian Foreign Ministers in Sri Lanka

[October 14, 2003 - 10.00 GMT]

Indian FM Yashwant Sinha and Canadian FM Bill Graham are due to arrive in the island today.

Yashwant Sinha will lead a powerful delegation at the fifth session of the India Sri Lanka Joint Commission to be held here in Colombo on Thursday, October 16.

The Joint Commission the highest body in charge of promoting bilateral relations between the two countries is expected to deal with specific proposals relating to trade, finance, investment, social, cultural and educational matters as well as programmes in science and technology.

Minister Sinha is also scheduled to meet with the President and the Prime Minister. On Wednesday October 15 he will inaugurate a photographic exhibition on Buddhist sites and Art heritage at the National Art Gallery, Colombo.

He will make a presentation of a CT scanner to the Jaffna Teaching Hospital and a bus to the Jaffna University at the Indian High Commission, Colombo.

The Canadian FM Bill Graham is in the country on a three-day visit and is scheduled to travel to Jaffna to meet civil society leaders, October 16. He will meet a cross section of the Tamil community including academic and religious leaders, human rights activists and NGO representatives at two meetings. He is also scheduled to meet Jaffna Military Commander General Sarath Fonseka. 

Graham is due to meet with President Kumaratunga, PM Wickremesinghe, Constitutional Affairs Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris, Leader of the Opposition, Mahinda Rajapakse, SLMC leader Rauff Hakeem and TULF Batticaloa Parliamentarian Joseph Pararajasingham.

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Last Updated Date: October 14, 2003  -10.00 GMT.