Manila, July 23 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met his Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi counterparts Vijitha Herath and Khalilur Rahman on the sidelines of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) meeting in Manila, as India continued its high-level diplomatic engagements during the ASEAN-related foreign ministers' meetings.

Sharing details of the meetings, Jaishankar said in a post on X, "Glad to meet FM Vijitha Herath of Sri Lanka and FM Khalilur Rahman of Bangladesh during the ARF meeting Manila, Philippines."

Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath, on Wednesday, in a post on X, said that his visit to Manila was aimed at reaffirming Sri Lanka's commitment to strengthening engagement with the ARF and ASEAN member states.

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