Foreign Minister Ravi Karunanayake on his first visit overseas as Minister of Foreign Affairs, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and held discussions with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj yesterday, 6 June 2017. On his part, Karunanayake thanked Modi for India's quick assistance in the aftermath of the recent floods and landslides. He will have discussions today with Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar and others before returning to Colombo tonight.