Rehabilitation and resettlement of Tamil civilians displaced by the civil war came up for discussions when External Affairs Minister S M Krishna met his Sri Lankan counterpart G L Peiris in Tehran.
After the meeting, it was announced that Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa would visit India on June 8, his first after his re-election in January this year.
"The visit is planned for June 8," Krishna said after the meeting. Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had last met in Thimphu on the sidelines of the SAARC Summit.
The two Ministers also discussed about Rajapaksa's visit.
Krishna and Peiris, who are here for the G15 Summit, met for over 30 minutes and discussed the progress in reconstruction of war-torn areas in the island's north as well as the resettlement of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).
PTI
After the meeting, it was announced that Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa would visit India on June 8, his first after his re-election in January this year.
"The visit is planned for June 8," Krishna said after the meeting. Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had last met in Thimphu on the sidelines of the SAARC Summit.
The two Ministers also discussed about Rajapaksa's visit.
Krishna and Peiris, who are here for the G15 Summit, met for over 30 minutes and discussed the progress in reconstruction of war-torn areas in the island's north as well as the resettlement of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).
PTI
