High Commission of Sri Lanka in India

Sri Lanka sought ways and means to develop its dairy industry with the cooperation of India, when an official delegation led by Sri Lanka's High Commissioner to New Delhi, Milinda Moragoda held discussions last week with the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Limited (GCMMF), popularly known as Amul. 

High Commissioner Moragoda met Amul's Managing Director Dr. R.S. Sodhi for discussions on Friday (22) at the Federation’s headquarters in Anand, during the former's first official visit to the State of Gujarat since assuming office in India.

High Commissioner Moragoda was in the State of Gujarat on a two-day official visit to meet with state officials and potential investors.

Marking his first official visit to the State of Gujarat, Sri Lanka 's High Commissioner to India, Milinda Moragoda today (21) unveiled two photographs of Sri Lankan origin at the international terminal of the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad.

High Commissioner Moragoda is in the State of Gujarat on a two-day official visit to meet with state officials and potential investors.

Sri Lanka and India agreed to explore further avenues towards greater cooperation in the food processing and dairy sectors, when Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to India, Milinda Moragoda met with India’s Minister of Food Processing Industries Shri  Pashupati Kumar Paras today (01) in New Delhi. 

At the outset, Minister Paras accorded a warm welcome to High Commissioner Moragoda and said that he and his government led by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi are always ready to help Sri Lanka in these difficult times.

While thanking the Minister, High Commissioner Moragoda stressed the importance of establishing close linkages between India and Sri Lanka in various sectors under the Minister’s purview, in particular the dairy industry. The High Commissioner observed that import of milk powder from India including through the existing credit line would contribute to increase nutrition levels among children in Sri Lanka. 

As part of ongoing engagement with the 94 concurrently accredited Diplomatic Missions to Sri Lanka from New Delhi, High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to India Milinda Moragoda hosted a group of European Heads of Mission yesterday (21), and briefed them on the present developments in Sri Lanka. The meeting was held at the official residence of the High Commissioner.  

This group of Heads of Mission included fourteen Ambassadors and one High Commissioner who are concurrently accredited or designated to Sri Lanka from New Delhi. This was the third time that High Commissioner Moragoda interacted with concurrently accredited Heads of Mission in this manner since assuming office in New Delhi.