President leaves for New York

(September 19, Colombo,Sri Lanka Guardian) Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa left for New York to attend the UN Summit a short while ago today (September 19), the Government Information Department said.

The President will lead a delegation which also includes External Affairs Minister Prof. G.L. Pieris, to the 66th session of the UN General Assembly where he will deliver his address in the UN General Assembly on the 23rd,September.

The government website said the President Mahinda Rajapaksa is scheduled to meet UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on the sidelines of the Summit, this will be the first time he will be meeting the UN Secretary General after the release of the Darusman report

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