President Maithripala Siresena who is on a three-day official visit to Germany is scheduled to attend a number of meetings on Tuesday February 16.

President Sirisena and his entourage arrived in Germany at midnight , Sri Lankan time and were welcomed by representatives of the German Government and officials from the Sri Lankan Mission in Germany.

President Sirisena will officially be welcomed on Wednesday at an event that we will attended by German Chancellor Angela Merkel.  Incidentally, it is after a period of 43 years that the government had invited a Sri Lanka head of state to visit the country.

After concluding the three-day visit to Germany, the President will leave for Austria on February 19, for a two-day visit. President Sirisena is set to meet with Austrian President Heinz Fischer and several government representatives for talks.

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