{"id":194594,"date":"2018-10-22T18:14:31","date_gmt":"2018-10-22T12:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=194594"},"modified":"2018-10-23T13:54:08","modified_gmt":"2018-10-23T08:24:08","slug":"sirisena-meets-ranil-hastily-arranged-meeting-to-placate-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/sirisena-meets-ranil-hastily-arranged-meeting-to-placate-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Sirisena Meets Ranil: Hastily Arranged Meeting To Placate India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Ranil+Wickremesinghe\">Ranil Wickremesinghe<\/a> today met President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Maithripala+Sirisena\">Maithripala Sirisena<\/a>, a day after his return from New Delhi.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ranil-and-Mmaithri-photo-via-PMD.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-187970\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ranil-and-Mmaithri-photo-via-PMD-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ranil-and-Mmaithri-photo-via-PMD-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ranil-and-Mmaithri-photo-via-PMD.jpg 456w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/a>The meeting took place at the Presidential Secretariat and the sources close to the President said the Prime Minister briefed him on the progress of the official visit.<\/p>\n<p>However, at the bilateral meeting with the Sri Lankan delegation, Indian Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Narendra+Modi\">Narendra Modi<\/a> made no secret of his displeasure over the slow progress of the Indian-funded projects in Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n<p>The slow progress of the projects has been attributed to the resistance stemming from President Sirisena and the SLFP. Modi&#8217;s remarks, therefore, was a veiled attack on Sirisena who, at the last Cabinet meeting, vehemently opposed the Colombo Port East Terminal development project being given to India.<\/p>\n<p>Modi, according to a statement issued by the Prime Minister&#8217;s Office, had urged the Sri Lankan government to discuss directly with him, if it had any doubts about the intentions of the Indian government or its leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Sources familiar with the matter said the meeting between the President and the Prime Minister today was aimed at expediting the Indian-funded projects in the country.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is a sign that the President is alarmed by the strong sentiments expressed by the Indian Prime Minister. 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