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LOS ANGELES MAYOR ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA TELLS RAJAPAKSA OF SIGNIFICANCE OF IMMIGRANTS IN THE CITY

By Walter Jayawardhana

Antonia R. Villaraigosa, the the first Latino Mayor of Los Angeles said it was a great honor for the city of Los Angeles to officially welcome the Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa to one of the greatest American cities of immigrants.

“Los Angeles is a city where 46 percent of the population are immigrants born in foreign countries in which 36 different languages are spoken and it is no coincident that the largest population of Sri Lankan origin in the United States is living in this city,” said the mayor welcoming the President.

Villaraigosa said he would like to convey his best and warmest wishes to the visiting President , who happens to be the first head of state of the Indian Ocean island republic to visit the city of the Angels for a long lasting friendship with the city of 17 million people, speaking at the welcoming ceremony accorded in the city hall of downtown Los Angeles.

Replying to President Rajapaksa who presented him with a gold and silver plated replica of a “Punkalasa” Mayor Villaraigosa said the city needs the good luck and prosperity the replica symbolically represents. He also presented the Sri Lankan President a piece of art work by Frank Gary.

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