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Sri Lanka President arrives in London to address the Oxford Union
Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 14:32 GMT, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.
May 13, Colombo: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa arrived in London
yesterday (12) on an invitation from the Oxford Union and the Sri Lanka
Society of Oxford University. President is due to address the Oxford Union
this evening.
The President was ceremoniously welcomed by the members of the London branch
of Sri Lanka Freedom Party yesterday. Minister of Enterprise Development,
Professor G L Peiris accompanied the President.
President Rajapaksa will be the first Sri Lankan Head of State and Sri
Lankan statesman who has not previously held office in the Oxford Union to
address it as a guest speaker. Former Foreign Minister, Lakshman Kadirgamar
was the last distinguished Sri Lankan to address the Union.
President's address to the Union will be on 'Strategy towards empowering the
rural economy in Sri Lanka'.
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