President Sirisena receives a warm welcome in London
Posted on March 8th, 2015

By Janaka Alahapperuma

President Maithripala Sirisena received a warm welcome as he arrived at London Heathrow Airport commencing his three-day official visit to the United Kingdom on 07 March 2015. First Lady Jayanthi Sirisena is accompanying the President. Two Sri Lankan children welcomed the President and the First Lady at the airport.

Her Majesty the Queen’s special representative Baroness Garden of Frognal was at the VVIP lounge at London Heathrow Airport, to welcome Sri Lanka President and the First Lady. President Maithripala Sirisena, as the Chairman of the Commonwealth, will attend the Commonwealth Day Celebrations on Monday (09).

Already arrangements have been made to an audience with Her Majesty the Queen at Buckingham Palace and a special meeting with British Premier David Cameron at his official residence.

Sri Lanka’s Acting High Commissioner in the UK, Dr. Chanaka Talpahewa, Mrs Talpahewa and the High Commission staff were present at the airport to welcome President Sirisena and his small delegation. This is newly elected Sri Lankan President’s first ever UK visit and first official engagement as the Chairman of the Commonwealth.

Sirisenainlondon

Pix by: Sudath Silva

3 Responses to “President Sirisena receives a warm welcome in London”

  1. Mr. Bernard Wijeyasingha Says:
    March 8th, 2015 at 6:43 pm

    Oh how loverly? I bet Sirisena felt oh so white and oh so clean being treated with a smile from a condescending British. clap clap and hoorah.

  2. Dr.K Says:
    March 9th, 2015 at 4:11 am

    We are not unhappy about President Sirisena and his respectable wife Jayanthi, the first lady being warmly welcomed in London especially with an invitation from Her Majesty the Queen Elizebeth.

    BUT we Sinhalese have a big QUESTION over this action. Why? Sirisena who has just past 50 days being appointed as president of Sri Lanka has been paid with this huge respect by westerns.

    There are two reasons behind this warm welcome. Number one is that Mahinda Rajapaksa, the former president being a real Sinhala leader never bowed his head to the westerns and the westerns had a fear on him as he had a huge support from Asia that Sirisena would never achieve. However, Sirisena has relieved them from this fear.

    Number two is that Sirisena was formed and appointed by them for their need. This warm welcome is the first step in their agenda. The rest of the scene will be revealed soon.

  3. Mr. Bernard Wijeyasingha Says:
    March 9th, 2015 at 2:24 pm

    Dr. K
    WELL SAID

    PS; I KNOW HOW TO COMMENT BUT IF I KNEW HOW TO MAKE MY PRINT BOLD OR CHANGE FONTS ON THIS FORUM I WOULD NOT CAPITALIZE.

Leave a Reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

 

 

Disclaimer: The comments contained within this website are personal reflection only and do not necessarily reflect the views of the LankaWeb. LankaWeb.com offers the contents of this website without charge, but does not necessarily endorse the views and opinions expressed within. Neither the LankaWeb nor the individual authors of any material on this Web site accept responsibility for any loss or damage, however caused (including through negligence), which you may directly or indirectly suffer arising out of your use of or reliance on information contained on or accessed through this Web site. All views and opinions presented in this article are solely those of the surfer and do not necessarily represent those of LankaWeb.com.

This entry was posted on Sunday, March 8th, 2015. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response.

Copyright © 2024 LankaWeb.com. All Rights Reserved. Powered by Wordpress