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Manmohan Singh meets Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa in New Delhi
New Delhi, Oct.15 (ANI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa here on Friday.
Rajapaksa arrived in the capital on Thursday to participate in the closing ceremony of the XIX Commonwealth Games as the guest of honour.
Dr. Singh and Rajapaksa most likely discussed issues of mutual concern over the lunch hosted at the Prime Minister's residence.
According to the experts, the issue of rehabilitation of thousands of Tamils who were displaced during the civil war will be high on the agenda.
Thousands of Tamil civilians were displaced by the war between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the Sri Lankan Army.
India has offered help to build houses for the Tamil civilians. (ANI)
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Story first published: Friday, October 15, 2010, 16:20 [IST]