Ranil to head to London after Norway visit

02 Oct, 2018

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is to head to London after a visit to Norway this week, the Prime Minister’s office said today.

The Prime Minister will be visiting Norway from October 3rd and will have talks with Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg and others.

He will also attend several business meetings during the visit.

He is scheduled to visit Oslo from 3^rd?to 5^th?October accompanied by the Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development and Rural Economic Affairs Wijith Wijayamuni Zoysa.

At the end of the visit he will travel to London, the Prime Minister’s office said without giving further details. (Colombo Gazette)

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