He held separate meetings with leaders of the Sri Lankan Tamil and Indian Origin Tamil communities. The terms of Sri Lanka's nine provincial councils expired between 2017 and 2019, and successive governments have delayed holding elections since. "We will continue to advocate democratically for the rights of Tamil-speaking people until those rights are fully protected and respected." Work on rehabilitating the Northern Railway corridor under a 5 million dollar grant has been completed and train services have resumed. Misri also welcomed Dissanayake's assurance, contained in the joint statement of December 2024, that Sri Lankan territory would not be permitted to be used in any manner inimical to India's security.