President attends Clinton Global Initiative

President Mahinda Rajapaksa attended the opening session of the Clinton Global Initiative held in New York, yesterday.

The Clinton Global Initiative, which is part of the Clinton Foundation and founded by former US President Bill Clinton in 2005, has helped to strengthen the capacity of 800 million people in some 180 countries to meet the challenges of global interdependence.

Former Presidents, political leaders, Heads of multinational companies, university students, intellectuals, welfare organization leaders are among the other VIPs participating in the session. US President Barrack Obama, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and South African President Jacob Zuma are also due to participate in the sessions.