President visits Ekwemu Sri Lanka workshop

President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday visited the workshop conducted by the “Ekwemu Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka Unity) organization at Asgiriya grounds, Kandy.

He engaged in conversation with the youth who were taking part in the workshop.

The workshop is held for student leaders from schools representing all districts.

It is being held under the theme “We will not let the hatred of the past control the present and destroy our future”.

The fourday workshop includes a number of programmes intended at propagating the value of friendship and sharing among attendees.

It is attended by youth representing all religions, ethnic groups and coming from diverse backgrounds and also student leaders from overseas schools.

The workshop is attended by student leaders from Congo and Australia among others.

This is the third occasion the workshop is being held.

Chief of Presidential Staff Gamini Senarath too accompanied the President on his visit to the workshop at Asgiriya.

The senior advisor to the “Sri Lanka Unites” programme is Jayantha Dhanapala and the Chairman is Prashan Asiri.