Ranil and Chandrika to visit Delhi soon

Sri Lanka's prime minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe and the former president, Chandrika Kumaratunge, are to visit New Delhi soon, according to news reports.

The Express News Service reported that the both Colombo and Delhi were negotiating feasible dates for the trip which would take place this month, after the Sri Lankan cabinet was formed.

Meanwhile, the New Indian Express reported that Ms Kumaratunge may visit as early as this week.

The paper added that she would meet the Indian prime minister Narendra Modi at the sidelines of the Hindu-Buddhist conference which takes place in New Delhi between September 3-5.

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