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PM not sought a meeting with Pope
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has not sought a meeting with Pope Francis and neither will he or his delegation be visiting the Vatican during the Prime Minister's visit to Italy which begins tomorrow, the Daily Mirror learns.
Prime Minister Rajapaksa will leave for Italy tomorrow morning along with Foreign Minister G.L. Peiris and Foreign Secretary Admiral Jayanath Colombage to attend the G-20 Interfaith Forum.
Sources from the Prime Minister's Office said neither Rajapaksa nor Peiris had sought an audience with Pope Francis and neither will they be visiting the Vatican or hold discussions over the Easter Sunday attacks or brief anyone over the ongoing investigations.
The purpose of the visit is the G-20 Interfaith Forum at which the Prime Minister will deliver the keynote address and even in his speech there is no mention of the probe of the Easter Sunday blasts, the Daily Mirror learns.
The visit will be restricted to the city of Bologna where the Forum is being held. (JAMILA HUSAIN)
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