President meets Commonwealth Secretary General, members of the House of Lords

Commonwealth Secretary General Kamalesh Sharma called on President Mahinda Rajapaksa at his hotel on Tuesday afternoon.

During the briefing, the President briefed Sharma on the current situation in Sri Lanka and its development process.

The Commonwealth Secretary General pledged his support and cooperation to the President regarding the programmes carried out by him on behalf of Commonwealth states.

President Rajapaksa also met a group of members of the British House of Lords on Tuesday and during the meeting which lasted over three hours, the President gave them a correct picture about the present situation in Sri Lanka. The members of the House of Lords expressed happiness about the President’s ability to defeat terrorism and restore peace in Sri Lanka.

They said the strong development programmes undertaken by the Sri Lankan government are most praiseworthy and promised support for the programmes in the British Parliament. External Affairs Minister Prof G L Peiris, Parliamentarians Sajin Vaas Gunewardene, Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunga, Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal and Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner in Britain Dr Chris Nonis were also present at, the discussion.