Nov 30, Rome: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa arrived in Rome, Italy today for a one day visit on his way to Ankara, Turkey.

Sri Lankan Ambassador Hemantha Warnakulasooriya welcomed the President and First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa at the Fiumicino International Airport. Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama and President’s Coordinating Secretary Sajin Vas Gunawardena also accompanied the President. President is to meet Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican on Monday.

[Picture by Sudath Silva]