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We will work with Sri Lanka for rapid economic recovery in line with India's 'Neighbourhood First' policy, said External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Bagchi.
The focus of the visit is expected to be on India's purchase of discounted Russian crude oil and putting in place a rupee-ruble payment system for bilateral trade.
Earlier, the embassy had advised all Indian nationals stranded in Ukraine to evacuate by any available means.
Two aircraft with 461 people – one of Air India and the other of IndiGo – arrived at the Indira Gandhi International Airport at 5.45 am and 12.20 pm while the Indian Air Force's (IAF) C-17 carrying 213 passengers landed at the Hindon air base at 12.15 pm.
As many as 17 students from Pakistan, Nepal. Tunisia and Bangladesh were also part of the team.
MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said the Indian students moved out of Sumy were being taken to Poltava, from where they will board trains to western Ukraine.
Sumy is one of the conflict zones witnessing intense fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces.
The spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs said in an online briefing that 10,400-odd Indians have been repatriated.