Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena 
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Lankan President on India visit from tomorrow

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena will arrive tomorrow on a working visit during which he will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and attend events of the Simhastha Mahakumbh in Ujjain.

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Modi will also host dinner for the visiting dignitary tomorrow, an External Affairs Ministry release said.

"We are confident that this visit by Sirisena will contribute to further strengthening the close and cooperative relations between India and Sri Lanka," it said.

He will address the valedictory session at the 'Vaicharick Mahakumbh' which is being held as part of the Simhastha Mahakumbh in Ujjain on May 14, it said.

He will also visit Sanchi where he will see the world famous Sanchi Stupa and attend a function by the Mahabodhi Society of Sri Lanka to unveil a statute of Angarika Dharmapala.

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