President arrives in Singapore

Atapattu Bandara

President Mahinda Rajapaksa and First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa arrived at the Changi International Airport on a two day state visit to Singapore, at the invitation of Singapore President Dr.Tony Tan Keng Yam.

Singapore Trade, Industries and Home Affairs Senior Minister S. Iswaran and Singapore High Commissioner Chang Chai Chung and Sri Lankan High Commissioner in Singapore Ferial Ashraff received the Sri Lankan delegation at the airport.

During his two day visit, President Rajapaksa will meet his Singapore counterpart President

Dr. Tony Tan Keng Yam and and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong tomorrow. The two sides will hold bilateral discussions and sign several key Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) strengthening the bilateral ties between the two countries. External Affairs Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris, Parliamentarian Sajin Vass Gunawardena, Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunga and External Affairs Ministry Secretary Karunatilaka Amunugama accompanied the President in the tour.