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title: "India’s External Affairs Minister Congratulates Vijitha Herath on Appointment as Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister"
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date: 2024-11-18
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# India’s External Affairs Minister Congratulates Vijitha Herath on Appointment as Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister

India’s External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar, extended his congratulations to Vijitha Herath on his re-appointment as Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister. In a post on X, Dr. Jaishankar expressed his enthusiasm for further strengthening the historic bonds of friendship between the two nations and deepening their wide-ranging partnership for mutual benefit.

**“Felicitations to Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka, Vijitha Herath, on his re-appointment. Look forward to working together to further strengthen our historic bonds of friendship and deepen our wide-ranging partnership for mutual benefit,” Dr. Jaishankar wrote.**

Herath was appointed as Sri Lanka’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, and Tourism by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake earlier today. (LankaXpress)

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