Pranab to visit Sri Lanka soon – Karunanidhi

SRI LANKA-External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee will visit Sri Lanka soon to persuade Colombo to go for peace talks with the LTTE after announcing a ceasefire, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanudhi said today after meeting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Talks boost Indo-Lanka ties Special Envoy lauds India for understanding Lankan issues:

INDIA: Senior Presidential Advisor MP Basil Rajapaksa said yesterday after talks with Indian leaders that New Delhi and Colombo were “genuine friends” and that his country would keep civilian casualties in the war against the Tigers “to the very minimum”. sources-dailynews

Lanka-India to ink CEPA

SRI LANKA-India is set to sign the long-awaited Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with Sri Lanka on the sidelines of the SAARC summit in Colombo early next month, it was announced last night. dailynews