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Landmark USD 15 million grant strengthens Buddhist ties between India and Sri Lanka dailynews.lk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailynews.lk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
In a significant event held in Colombo, the exchange of bilateral documents took centre stage, marking the initiation of projects supported by a generous USD 15 million grant from the Government of India. This grant is specifically allocated to bolster the longstanding Buddhist connections between India and Sri Lanka, underscoring the deep historical and cultural.
The bilateral agreement on the grant was signed on Thursday at the President s House in Colombo in the presence of President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during her three-day visit to the island nation. The first project to be initiated under the USD 15 million grant is the solar electrification of religious sites across Sri Lanka, with an allocation of USD 10 million, the President s Media Division of Sri Lanka said in a statement.
Sri Lankan president Wickremesinghe and India Finance Minister Sitaraman engaged in lengthy bilateral discussions during the bilateral agreement signing event