New Delhi:  Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe will visit India on July 21, officials said on Tuesday.

He will be visiting India at the invitation of Indian PM Narendra Modi.

"This will be President Wickremesinghe’s first visit to India since assuming the current responsibilities," read a statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs.

"During his visit, President Wickremesinghe will meet President Smt. Droupadi Murmu and hold discussions with Prime Minister and other Indian dignitaries on a range of issues of mutual interest," read the statement.