French President Emmanuel Macron is visiting his Sri Lankan counterpart within the first go to by a French chief to the Indian Ocean island nation
On this Handout picture launched by Sri Lanka President’s workplace reveals, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickermesinghe shakes hand together with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron throughout a gathering in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 28, 2023. French President Emmanuel Macron held discussions together with his Sri Lankan counterpart on an open and inclusive Indo-Pacific area and different areas corresponding to politics, maritime actions and local weather change in a first-ever go to by a French chief to the Indian Ocean island nation. (Sri Lanka President’s workplace through AP)
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — French President Emmanuel Macron held discussions together with his Sri Lankan counterpart Saturday on an open and inclusive Indo-Pacific area within the first-ever go to by a French chief to the Indian Ocean island nation.
Because the fourth-largest creditor to Sri Lanka, France had pledged cooperation in debt restructuring to assist the island nation get better from its financial disaster.
Macron arrived in Sri Lanka Friday night time, following his journey to the South Pacific area, to mark the seventy fifth anniversary of diplomatic relations between the 2 nations, Sri Lanka’s president’s workplace mentioned.
Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe praised France’s vital position in world affairs, significantly in areas corresponding to local weather mitigation, world debt restructuring, and issues associated to the Indo-Pacific area, the assertion mentioned.
“Sri Lanka and France are two Indian Ocean nations that share the identical objective: an open, inclusive and affluent Indo-Pacific. In Colombo we confirmed it: strengthened by 75 years of diplomatic relations, we will open a brand new period of our partnership,” Macron mentioned in a Twitter message after the assembly.