Secretary-General of Commonwealth arrives in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Commonwealth Secretary-General Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC arrived in the island today for a 4-day official visit. A spokesperson for the Foreign Affairs Ministry stated that this would be her first visit to Sri Lanka since she had assumed the Office of Secretary-General in April in the year 2016. The Commonwealth Secretary-General will meet with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, Minister of Foreign Affairs Tilak Marapana and other key ministers during the course of the day. The main objective of the Secretary-General’s meetings would be to explore greater cooperation and collaboration in the implementation of the agreed outcomes at the 2018 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London including promoting the Intra-Commonwealth trade.