High
Commission of India
Colombo
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Press
Release
Meeting of Deputy High
Commissioner with Hon’ble Rauff Hakeem, MP
On 3 February
2021, Deputy High Commissioner Vinod K Jacob met with Mr. Rauff Hakeem, Hon'ble
Member of Sri Lankan Parliament and Leader of Sri Lanka Muslim Congress.
Hon. Rauff
Hakeem positively evaluated India's gesture of early supply of Covid vaccines
to Sri Lanka. Both sides also discussed matters pertaining to economic,
financial and development cooperation opportunities.
Hon. Rauff
Hakeem shared his assessment about the challenges facing the Muslim community
in recent times. He also briefed about the issues involved in the forthcoming
UNHRC session beginning later this month. Deputy High Commissioner Jacob
recalled the conversations between the Indian and Sri Lankan leadership since November
2019. During the Virtual Bilateral Summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi
and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa in September 2020, the latter had
expressed the confidence that Sri Lanka will work towards realizing the
expectations of all ethnic groups. Deputy High Commissioner reiterated India's
long standing and principled position on meaningful devolution through full
implementation of 13th amendment and Provincial Councils.
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Colombo
3 February 2021
Meeting of Deputy High
Commissioner with Hon’ble Rauff Hakeem, MP
PR Sinhala Meeting of Deputy
High Commissioner with Hon’ble Rauff Hakeem, MP
PR Tamil Meeting of Deputy High
Commissioner with Hon’ble Rauff Hakeem, MP
