President departs for India for first overseas visit

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President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has left for India for a two-day official visit this afternoon (28).

our reporter said the President departed from the passenger terminal of the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA).

This is the first official overseas visit of Gotabaya Rajapaksa after he took office as the new President of Sri Lanka.

Following President Rajapaksa’s election victory, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had extended an invitation to visit the neighboring country.

President Rajapaksa is set to meet Indian President Ram Nath Kovind and PM Modi for bilateral discussions.

Presidential Secretary P.B. Jayasundara Secretary to Foreign Ministry Ravinatha Aryasinha, Secretary to the Treasury S.R. Attygalle and Advisor to President Lalith Weeratunga as well as the President’s personal secretary Sugeeshwara Bandara have accompany President Gotabaya Rajapaksa during this visit.