Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and President Maithripala Sirisena held a bilateral meeting yesterday in the backdrop of the 70th UN General Assembly in New York.

"Continuing the momentum. After PM @RW_UNP visits India, PM @narendramodi meets with President Sirisena of Sri Lanka" India's Ministry of External Affairs Spokesman Vikas Swarup said on Twitter.

The UN General Assembly convened yesterday at UN headquarters in New York. President Sirisena will address the gathering on September 30.