Sri Lanka is nearing completion of talks with India to reacquire the 99 World War II-era oil storage tanks leased to the Indian Oil Corporation in the strategically advantaged port district of Trincomalee in the country's east coast.
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Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla is on a visit to Colombo and an Indian Army contingent will start a military drill with the Sri Lankan Army on Monday as New Delhi is trying to claw back the ground it lost to China in the neighbouring Indian Ocean island nation. Shringla is likely to call on Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, Foreign
Uniindia: Colombo/New Delhi, Oct 3 (UNI) Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Sunday visited the Oil Tank Farms at Trincomalee, which are run by Indian oil major Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)’s subsidiary, the Lanka IOC, where he was briefed about the possibilities of further strengthening the India-Sri Lanka energy partnership.