Presentation of Credentials

Air Chief Marshal (Retd) Donald Perera recently presented the Letters of Credence as the Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the State of Israel to Shimon Peres, the President of the State of Israel, at the Office of the President in Jerusalem, Israel.

After the Presentation of Credentials the Ambassador had a brief discussion with President Shimon Peres and thanked the President and conveyed the Best Wishes and Greetings from President Mahinda Rajapaksa and briefed him about the present situation in Sri Lanka.

President Shimon Peres expressed his views that, President Mahinda Rajapaksa was a very popular leader in the world. He praised the Sri Lankan President for giving the leadership to wipe out terrorism in Sri Lanka.

The Israeli President reiterated that the Israeli Government would always be willing to assist Sri Lanka in any area of concern as needed in the future, especially covering the area of defence cooperation.

President Peres proposed a toast to President Mahinda Rajapaksa and the Government of Sri Lanka for a bright and prosperous future.