"Not only Sri Lanka, but we in New Delhi also highly appreciate the speech made by Your Excellency in Parliament last week," Jaishankar said when he paid a courtesy call on the President at the Presidential Secretariat today.
According to the Presidential office, Jaishankar conveyed congratulations from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the President's one year in office and said India highly appreciates his statesman-like approach towards national reconciliation.
Sirisena, who was elected last year after his stunning electoral victory over strongman Mahinda Rajapaka, has vowed to achieve lasting peace in Sri Lanka so that all communities can "live as one".
The President conveyed his greetings to the Indian Premier and said that he has great regards for Modi, with whom he has a personnel bond as well, it said.
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The President thanked India for the assistance provided in areas such as economic development, rehabilitation and resettlement, railways, power and expansion of the Palali airport and Kankasanthurai port.
The President said frequent visits by leaders are helpful not only to strengthen cooperation but also to dispel some media disinformation.
Jaishankar, who arrived here from the Maldives yesterday, also met with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Earlier, at a meeting with the main Tamil party TNA, the Foreign Secretary assured them that concerns of the Tamil minority would be conveyed to Prime Minister Modi.
Jaishankar held talks with the TNA leader R Sampanthan who is also the leader of the opposition.
Jaishankar also met former president Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, Foreign Affairs Minister Mangala Samaraweera, Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade Malik Samarawickrama and Chitranganee Wagiswara, Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.