Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya will visit Thailand to participate in the 6th BIMSTEC Summit, scheduled for April 3rd and 4th in Bangkok. The summit will be attended by leaders of the member countries.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Employment, Arun Hemachandra, will accompany the Prime Minister on her first foreign visit since assuming office.
Meanwhile, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka on April 4th for a three-day official visit.
Prior to her visit to Thailand, Prime Minister Amarasuriya departed for France yesterday (April 1st) to attend a high-level UNESCO summit. Today, she is scheduled to participate in a session of the International Expert Conference on a Joint and Sustainable Approach to Safeguard the World Heritage of the Sacred City of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, and its Associated Living Heritage. The conference is being held at the UNESCO Headquarters with the participation of UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay.
The summit, organized in partnership with Sri Lanka, brings together leading international experts to discuss sustainable strategies for preserving Anuradhapura, a UNESCO World Heritage Site of immense cultural and historical significance.
Alongside the summit, Prime Minister Amarasuriya is also scheduled to meet with senior representatives of the French government to discuss bilateral cooperation and areas of mutual interest.