Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa arrived Nepal at the Tribhuvan International Airport for a two-day official visit. President and other Srilankan delegates are welcomed by Ms. Sunetra Koirala, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nepal at the Airport.
President is to open a new buddhist temple at Holy Lumbini constructed with Srilankan aids. Mahinda Rajapaksha will also worship the holy land of lord buddha’s birth place at Lumbini.
Ministers Nimal Siripala De Silva, Rohitha Bogollagama, ‘Mervyn Silva‘, Sajin Vas Gunawardena also accompanied with the Presidents official visit.
on Thursday evening President held a meeting with Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal at Soaltee Hotel. President also planned to visit Dr. Ram Baran Yadav, Prime Minister Madhav Kumar and other Nepali officials.