Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held bilateral talks with Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe at Hyderabad House in New Delhi. After both the nations exchanged several agreements to bolster connectivity, PM Modi emphasised on fullfilling aspirations of Tamil community living in the island nation and appealed to the Sri Lankan government to assure their respect and dignity.
Addressing a joint press meet, PM Modi nudged the Sri Lankan President to hold early elections to the provincial councils of the country and to implement the 13th amendment for transfer of the power from the Central to the local governments in its Tamil-majority Northern and Eastern provinces
Source : republicworld.com