22 September 2022 06:40 am Views - 246
Three officials, including the President’s doctor, joined the official delegation along with President Ranil Wickremesinghe to attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II held at Westminster Abbey in Britain, the President’s Media Division (PMD) clarified.
The PMD said it had observed that some parliamentarians and social media are trying to mislead the public by spreading false and incorrect information about the delegation representing Sri Lanka at the funeral ceremony of Queen Elizabeth II.
First Lady Senior Professor Maithree Wickramasinghe participated in the tour at her personal expense. The Presidential Advisor on Climate Change and UNP Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene also joined the Sri Lankan Diaspora meeting held on Monday (19) while on a private visit to the United Kingdom, the PMD said. Based on the official invitation received for this occasion, only President’s Private Secretary Sandra Perera and President’s Director on International Relations Dinouk Colombage joined the official delegation along with Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe. In addition, the President’s official doctor attended.
Polish President Andrzej Duda and his wife Agatha Kornhauser-Duda, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Indian President Draupadi, Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan, United States President, Joe Biden and his wife’s Jill Biden, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Liz Truss, Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern, French President Emmanuel Macron with his wife Brigitte Trogneux and many other heads of state were in attendance representing other foreign countries at the funeral.