Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Sri Lanka early April, Sri Lankan media has reported, ahead of an official announcement from either side confirming the visit.
According to Colombo-based publications, Modi will be in Sri Lanka during the first week of April. Apart from bilateral meetings in Colombo, Modi is expected to launch a solar power plant project in the eastern town of Sampur, in Trincomalee district, coming up as a joint venture between Ceylon Electricity Board and National Thermal Power Corporation of India.
Sources in the Ministry of External Affairs said there was no decision on the visit yet, but an official said Mr. Modi was likely to attend the regional BIMSTEC meetings in Thailand, indicating that he will transit through Colombo before or after the event.
