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Kumaratunga to arrive tomorrow for 4-day visit
Sunday, April 6 2003 15:57 Hrs (IST)

Colombo: Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga begins a four-day visit to India on April 7, with peace talks, the Iraq situation and a host of other issues expected to figure in talks with the Indian leaders.

Kumaratunga is to be accompanied by former Foreign Minister and her foreign affairs advisor Lakshman Kadirgamar, officials said, adding she was due to arrive in New Delhi on April 7 night.

Developments in the peace talks with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), the Iraq situation and a host of other issues are expected to figure during talks with Indian leadership, they said.

Kumartunga has a meeting each scheduled on April 8 and 9 with External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha and Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani respectively.

On April 10, she will call on President A P J Abdul Kalam and also have a round of talks with Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, the officials said.

Kumaratunga would have wide-ranging discussions with Vajpayee on the entire gamut of bilateral issues as also review international and regional developments.

PTI






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