Ministry of External Affairs of the Republic of India
Ministry of External Affairs of the Republic of India
04/17/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/16/2026 23:44
Visit of Vice President of India to Sri Lanka (April 19-20, 2026)
Hon'ble Vice President of India, Shri C.P. Radhakrishnan, will visit the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka from 19-20 April 2026. This will be the first bilateral visit by the Vice President of India to Sri Lanka.
2. During his visit, Hon'ble Vice President will call on the President of Sri Lanka, H.E. Anura Kumara Disanayaka. He will also meet Hon'ble Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, as well as other dignitaries and Indian diaspora leaders.
3. Sri Lanka is a key partner in India's Vision MAHASAGAR as well as its Neighbourhood First Policy. The visit of the Hon'ble Vice President to Sri Lanka follows recent high-level engagements between the two nations and will further reinforce the millenia-old people-to-people ties that bind India and Sri Lanka.
New Delhi
April 17, 2026
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