Sri Lanka, April 5 -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the Sampur Solar Power Plant, Multi-product Pipeline, and Trincomalee Energy Hub will benefit all Sri Lankans, and that the interconnectivity agreement will enable Sri Lanka to export electricity.

Modi held a bilateral meeting with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumar Dissanayake on Saturday during his visit to Colombo.

The two sides signed seven Memorandums of Understanding after the bilateral talks including an ambitious defence cooperation pact. The two countries signed an MoU to develop Trincomalee as an energy hub. Another agreement was inked to facilitate New Delhi's multi-sectoral grant assistance to Sri Lanka's eastern region.

Issuing a joint statement following the mee...