The Indian Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj will arrive in Sri Lanka for an official visit on February 5.

During her two day visit, she will co-chair the Ninth Session of the India-Sri Lanka Joint Commission.

The Joint Commission, co-chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka and the Minister of External Affairs of India will be held on February 5 in Colombo.

Established in 1992, the India-Sri Lanka Joint Commission focuses on effective mechanism to address matters pertaining to cooperation between the two countries.

The discussions will include areas such as economic cooperation, trade, power and energy, technical and maritime cooperation, social, cultural and educational matters, science and technology, defence cooperation, health, civil aviation, tourism, and people-to-people contact.

The Eighth Session of the India-Sri Lanka Joint Commission was held in New Delhi on January 22, 2013.

Meanwhile, Swaraj will also call on President Maithripala Sirisena, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and former President Chandrika Kumaratunga during her visit.