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President of Sri Lanka Arrives in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, June 15 (ACN)
Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka, arrived this
afternoon in Havana city for a four-day official visit to
Cuba
President
Rajapaksa, heading a delegation that includes Foreign
Minster G.
L. Peiris and other cabinet members, was received at the
Jose Marti
International Airport by Cuba’s deputy Foreign Minister Ana
Teresita González
He will hold official talks with the Cuban president Raul
Castro; pay
homage to the National Hero Jose Marti and visit places of
interest in
Havana city, among other activities.
Cuba and Sri Lanka started diplomatic relations in July
1959, and have
cooperated with each other in sports, education, health and
other sectors.
Sri Lanka supports Cuba’s struggle for the lifting of the US
economic,
financial and commercial blockade.
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