Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday called on Indian Defence Minister Arun Jaitley during which a number of issues reportedly came under discussion. Defence secretary R K Mathur was also present.

Jaitley later handed over a memento to the visiting dignitary.

Though Indian officials remained tight lipped about what transpired during the meeting, the visit takes place less than 10 days after Mathur visited the island nation.

Mathur had met his Sri Lankan counterpart Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Colombo and discussed ways to strengthen bilateral military ties and reviewed new avenues for cooperation.

Meanwhile, Mohamed Nazim, Maldivian minister of defence and national security will be visiting India tomorrow and will hold talks with top leaders and officials.

(with inputs from PTI)