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Kadir
to meet new Indian leaders
It will be his second visit in a month. The first came amidst the height of the Indian Parliamentary elections. Mr Kadirgamar visited New Delhi for a meeting with then Foreign Minister Yashwant Sinha of the ousted BJP government and he urged India to play a direct role in the peace process with the LTTE. The latest visit to New Delhi, planned even before a new Indian Foreign Minister has been sworn in, will come when Mr. Kadirgamar is en route to Colombo after a trip to Brussels. He is traveling there to meet European Union External Relations Commissioner Chris Patten. Earlier, he was also to visit London for a meeting with Foreign Secretary Jack Straw. However, Mr. Straw had cancelled the engagement since British Prime Minister Tony Blair had asked him to travel to Brussels on an official engagement. Besides meeting Yashwant Sinha, Mr. Kadirgamar also met India's National Security Advisor Brijesh Mishra. Whilst Mr. Sinha lost his own seat during the polls, Mr. Mishra has lost his job. The latest visit to New Delhi is to forge close ties with the newly-elected Congress-led Government of Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh. Mr Kadirgamar has sought a meeting with the new Indian Foreign Minister. The Sri Lanka High Commission in New Delhi has been told to make the necessary arrangements. This will be Mr. Kadirgamar's third foreign visit out of the four allowed to Cabinet Ministers under the JVP promoted strict Presidential Code of Ethics for UPFA Ministers. Earlier, Mr. Kadirgamar paid a joint visit to China and India. Later, he made a visit to the United States. |
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