Minister Sushma Swaraj meets Sri Lankan President

Colombo, Sep 1: The Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj had met Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena here on Friday and discussed issues of bilateral interest.

Earlier, Sushma Swaraj met new Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Tilak Marapana. The Leader of the Opposition, R. Sampanthan, called on the Indian leader.

"Meeting with the leadership... discusses bilateral issues of mutual collaboration," Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveeh Kumar tweeted.

Sushma Swaraj arrived here on Thursday on a two-day visit to Sri Lanka to attend the Second Indian Ocean Conference.

As a gesture to mark Sushma Swaraj's visit, Sri Lanka freed 76 Indian fishermen caught poaching in the island nation's waters.