PM Rajapaksa leaves for Italy

September 10, 2021 08:11 am

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa left the Bandaranaike International Airport, Katunayake this morning (10) for a diplomatic visit in Bologna, Italy.

He is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at the inaugural session of the G20 Interfaith Forum Italy-2021. The event is held at one of Europe’s oldest seats of learning, the University of Bologna.

The visit will also include several other high-level diplomatic meetings, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement.

According to reports, the Premier was accompanied by a delegation of 17 officials including Foreign Minister, Prof. G. L Peiris and Secretary to the Prime Minister, Gamini Senarath.

Addressing recent speculations, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that at no stage has PM Rajapaksa requested nor has he received an invitation to visit the Vatican for an audience with His Holiness, the Pope.

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