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Mahinda Rajapaksa to visit New Delhi in February
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- Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa will visit New Delhi early February and meet his counterpart Narendra Modi, his office said.
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- First visit of PM: The visit also marks Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa’s first visit abroad after he was appointed Prime Minister by his younger brother President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
- Key bilateral issues to be on the table: regional security and the much-discussed development cooperation at the East Container Terminal in Colombo and the Trincomalee oil tank farms.
- On 13th amendment:
(1) Mahinda Rajapaksa, who served as President for two terms since 2005, has in the past assured India at least thrice that he would implement the 13th Amendment.
(2) The 13th amendment to the constitution of Sri Lanka envisages greater power devolution to Provinces including those inhabited by Tamils.
Source
The Hindu