Guinea-Bissau President meets Prime Minister during brief visit to Sri Lanka

President of the Republic of Guinia-Bissau Umaro Cissoko Embalo, accompanied by Guinea-Bissau Minister of Foreign Affairs of Suzi Barbosa, made a brief visit to Sri Lanka yesterday en route to Spain and called on Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees.  During the meeting, Prime Minister Rajapaksa had a discussion with the visiting President on matters pertaining to bilateral and multilateral fora. The two leaders also discussed on improving trade, tourism and investment potential of the two countries.Foreign Relations Minister Dinesh Gunawardena, State Minister of Foreign Relations Susil Premajayantha, Prof. G.L. Peiris, Dr. Ajith Nivard Cabraal, Foreign Relations Secretary Ravinatha Aryasinha and Director General Sumith Dassanayake were also present at the discussions with the Prime Minister.

The visiting President was received at the Colombo International Airport by the State Minister Susil Premajayantha.