May 18, Amman, Jordan: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa today attended
the World Economic Forum in Jordan.
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Following the forum he held bilateral talks with several world leaders including King Abdullah
II bin Al Hussein of Jordan.
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President also held discussions with Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai.
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More than 1,200 participants from 56 countries including 16 heads of state
attended the meeting in the King Hussein Conference Centre on the shores of
the Dead Sea.
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Bilateral agreements between Sri Lanka and Jordan on trade and culture were
also signed during the meeting. Trade Minister G.L. Peiris and Jordanian
Cultural Minister sign agreements on trade.
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Queen Rania of Jordan greeted the First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa and the President.
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President Rajapaksa met with the Prime Minister of Pakistan Shaukat Aziz at
the King Hussein Convention centre.
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(Pix: Sudath Silva)
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