India’s Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar has met Sri Lanka’s newly elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in the first such visit of a dignitary since a new government took office in the island nation last month,

Earlier, Sri Lanka's newly elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake had said that the nation does not wish to be sandwiched, especially between China and India, indicating a strong and independent approach on his foreign policy.

Sri Lankan President Dissanayake assured India's foreign minister, S Jaishankar, that Sri Lanka will not allow its territory to threaten India's security. They emphasized the intertwined security and economic interests of both nations.