British and Saudi envoys call on President

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The British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Sarah Hulton and the Saudi Arabian Ambassador in Sri Lanka Abdul Nasser Al-Hathi yesterday called on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat.

The British High Commissioner was accompanied by the Deputy Commissioner Mr. Tom Burn.

According to a release from the President’s Office, in a cordial conversation, they congratulated the new President on behalf of the British Government and laid the groundwork for embarking on a new journey with the new Government.

Meanwhile in a separate meeting, the Saudi Arabian Ambassador and his delegates met the President and conveyed their best wishes.

The President and envoys had a cordial discussion on the relationship between the two countries, it said.