India, Maldives and Sri Lanka will join hands against terror, wrote Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe on his Facebook page late on Monday.
The usually taciturn head of government took to the social media to disclose details of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit. He reconfirmed bilateral projects that have, for long, been under consideration, such as offering India the development of a civilian airport in the formerly military airfield, Palali in the Jaffna peninsula as well as upgrading an existing one the eastern coastal town, Batticaloa.
“I also requested that India work closely with Sri Lanka’s security forces, providing them with counter-terrorism training and logistical support,” Wickremesinghe wrote.Read More…
