List of international presidential trips made by Maithripala Sirisena
This is a list of international trips made by Maithripala Sirisena as the 7th President of Sri Lanka from 2015 to 2019.
Summary of International Trips[]
During his term Maithripala Sirisen made 47 foreign trips to 29 countries. Sirisena did not visit South America.
Number of visits | Country |
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6 visits | India |
4 visits | United States |
3 visits | Japan, Thailand, United Kingdom |
2 visits | China, Pakistan, Singapore |
1 visit | Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Cambodia, France, Germany, Georgia, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Maldives, Malta, Malaysia, Nepal, Qatar, Russia, Seychelles, South Korea, Tajikistan, Kenya, Vatican City |
2015[]
Maithripala Sirisena made 10 trips to 10 countries throughout 2015.
Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Purpose(s) | Notes |
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India | New Delhi | 15 – 18 February 2015 | State visit | Narendra Modi.[1] | This is the first overseas visit made by President Maitripala Sirisena. It was started 15 to 18 February 2015 by Invitation of Indian Prime Minister
United Kingdom | London | 7–11 March 2015 | Official visit | Chair in Office of the Commonwealth as part of the Commonwealth Day celebrations. Met with Queen Elizabeth II, Prime Minister David Cameron, Leader of the Opposition Ed Miliband and Defense Secretary Michael Fallon.[2] | Visited the UK as
China | Beijing, Boao | 26–29 March 2015 | Asia Annual Conference and State visit | Xi Jinping. President Sirisena also participated to Asia Annual Conference 2015 in Boao.[3] | President Maithripala Sirisena visited China on the invitation of President of China
Pakistan | Islamabad, Taxila Museum | 5–7 April 2015 | State visit | Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan, President Maithripala Sirisena paid a State visit to Pakistan. This is the Fourth foreign visit of President Sirisena. President visited the Taxila Museum that hosts many statues of Buddha.[4] | At the invitation of President
Maldives | Malé | 26–27 July 2015 | State visit | Abdulla Yameen President Sirisena was invited as chief guest of the 50th National Independence Day ceremony of Maldives.[5][6] | At the invitation of President
United States | New York City | 10–23 September 2015 | United Nations General Assembly & bilateral meetings | To attend the 70th United Nations General Assembly session, where he delivered a special address. Sirisena will also have bilateral meetings with several leaders including Prime Minister of Malta Dr. Joseph Muscat, Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of New Zealand John Key and Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull[7][8] |
Thailand | Bangkok | 1–4 November 2015 | State visit | At the invitation of Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha. |
Malta | Valletta | 27–29 November 2015 | Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2015 | Attended the 2015 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). |
France | Paris | 29 November-1 December 2015 | 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference | Attended the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference.[9] |
Vatican | Vatican City | 13–16 December 2015 | State visit | Pope Francis.[10][11] | At the invitation of Sovereign
2016[]
Maithripala Sirisena made 12 trips to 9 countries throughout the year 2016.
Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Purpose(s) | Notes |
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Germany | Berlin | 15–18 February 2016 | State visit | At the invitation of the German Chancellor Angela Merkel and met the President of Germany Joachim Gauck to further strengthen the economic and trade co-operation between the two countries. Sirisena visited the German Parliament and met with representatives of the Parliament and held bilateral discussions with the German Foreign Minister and the Minister of German Economic Affairs.[12] |
Austria | Vienna | 18–21 February 2016 | State visit | Held talks with the Federal President Heinz Fischer at the Hofburg at the Presidential Palace, improving relations between the two countries.[13][14] |
Singapore | Singapore | 27 February 2016 | Private visit | To visit Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne, who was receiving medical treatment.[15] |
United Kingdom | London | 11–13 May 2016 | [16][17][18] Held bilateral discussions with Prime Minister Cameron during the summit.[19] | Attend the Anti-Corruption Summit organised by the British government, at the invitation of British Prime Minister David Cameron.|
India | New Delhi, Madhya Pradesh | 13–15 May 2016 | State visit | [16][17][18] Sirisena also visited the Sanchi Stupa and attend a function by the Maha Bodhi Society of Sri Lanka where he unveiled a statue of Anagarika Dharmapala.[20][21] | Invited by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend and address the valedictory session at the Vaicharick Mahakumbh, held as part of the Simhastha Mahakumbh in Ujjain. Held discussions on issues of Tamil Nadu fishermen with Prime Minister Modi, as well as talks on reconciliation in Sri Lanka and trade.
Japan | Kashiko Island, Shima, Mie Prefecture | 26–27 May 2016 | Group of Seven (G7) | Shinzo Abe attended the summit in Japan.[22][23] He also met with U.S president Barack Obama and other G7 leaders. | Invited by Japanese Prime Minister
United States | New York City | 18–26 September 2016 | United Nations General Assembly & bilateral meetings | 71st United Nations General Assembly session, where he delivered a special address. Sirisena had bilateral meetings with several leaders including United States Secretary of State John Kerry and Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull[24][25][26] | To attend the
Thailand | Bangkok | 7–10 October 2016 | Asia Corporation Dialogue Summit. | Attend the 34 nation summit. Apart from attending the conference, President Sirisena held several bilateral meetings with leaders of states, including the Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha.[27][28][29] |
India | Goa, | 15–17 October 2016 | BRICS | Aung San Suu Kyi as well as presidents of Russia and China.[30] | Invited by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend and address the attend the BRICS- BIMSTEC outreach summit. He held talks with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Myanmar's Foreign Minister
Thailand | Bangkok | 31 October 2016 | Funeral of Thai King | Attend the Funeral of King Bhumibol Adulyadej King of Thailand and pay the last respect on behalf of the people of Sri Lanka.[31] |
India | New Delhi | 6–7 November 2016 | World Health Organization | Pranab Mukherjee[32][33] | Conference of Parties to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. He met with the Indian President
Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | 15–17 December 2016 | State visit | Najib Razak, improving relations between the two countries by signing several bilateral MOUs. Also met with King of Malaysia Muhammad V of Kelantan[34][35][36] | Held talks with the Prime Minister
2017[]
Maithripala Sirisena made 7 trips to 7 countries in 2017.
Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Purpose(s) | Notes |
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Indonesia | Jakarta | 6–8 March 2017 | State visit | At the invitation of the Indonesia President Joko Widodo for state visit and attend the 20th Anniversary Summit of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA)[37] |
Russia | Moscow | 21–26 March 2017 | State visit | Vladimir Putin. This was the first visit to Russia by a Sri Lankan President.[38] | On the invitation extended by Russian President
Australia | Canberra | 23–26 May 2017 | State visit | Special invitation extended by Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.[39] |
Bangladesh | Dhaka | 13–15 July 2017 | State visit | Sheikh Hasina for an official 3 day visit.[40] | President Sirisena was invited by Prime Minister
United States | New York City | 17–23 September 2017}} | United Nations General Assembly & bilateral meetings | To attend the Seventy-second session of the United Nations General Assembly, where he delivered a special address. Sirisena will also have bilateral meetings with several leaders.[41] |
Qatar | Doha | 25–27 October 2017 | State visit | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Emir of Qatar for an official 2 day visit[42] | President Sirisena was invited by
South Korea | Seoul | 27–30 November 2017 | State visit | See President Sirisena was invited by Korean President Moon Jae-in for a state visit. |
2018[]
Maithripala Sirisena made 10 trips to 10 countries in 2019.
Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Purpose(s) | Notes |
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India | New Delhi | 10–12 March | International Solar Alliance | International Solar Alliance on the invitation from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modhi and French president Emmanuel Macron.[43][44] | Sirisena participated in
Japan | Tokyo, Hiroshima | 12–15 March | State visit | Akihito and Empress Michiko and held bilateral discussions with the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.[45][46][47][48] | The President met with Emperor
Pakistan | Islamabad | 22–24 March | State visit | Pakistan Republic Day celebrations as chief guest on an invitation extended by Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain.[49][50] | To attend the
United Kingdom | London | 16–23 April | Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2018 | Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2018. President Sirisena met with the UK's Secretary of State for International Trade Liam Fox, member of the British House of Lords Lord Baron Naseby[51][52] | To attend the
Iran | Tehran | 12–14 May 2018 | State visit | Hassan Rouhani, whom he met as well as Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.[53][54][55] | On invitation of Iranian President
Italy | Rome | 15–17 July | [56] | To attend the 24th session of the Committee on Forestry (COFO) and the 6th World Forest Week.|
Georgia | Tbilisi | 17–20 July | Open Government Partnership | Giorgi Margvelashvili.[57] | To attend the 5th Session of Open Government Partnership. President Sirisena also held a bilateral meeting with the Georgian President
Nepal | Kathmandu, Lumbini | 29 August–1 September | BIMSTEC | [58][59] | To attend the 4th Summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multisectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC). The President also met with the leaders of Nepal and Myanmar
United States | New York City | 23–29 September | United Nations General Assembly & bilateral meetings | Mahathir Mohamed.[60][61][62][63] | To address to the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly. Met with Malaysian Prime Minister
Seychelles | Victoria | 8–10 October | State visit | Danny Faure.[64] | Official visit on the invitation of Seychelles President
2019[]
Maithripala Sirisena made 8 trips to 8 countries in 2019.
Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Purpose(s) | Notes |
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Philippines | Metro Manila | 15–19 January | State visit | Philippine counterpart, President Rodrigo Duterte. Sirisena is also scheduled to visit the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in Los Baños.[65] | State Visit to discussed bilateral relations that focus on areas of mutual interest, including political, economic, agriculture, cultural and people-to-people engagement with
Singapore | Singapore | 23–25 January | [66][67] | To deliver the Keynote address at the Third Forum of Ministers and Environment Authorities of Asia Pacific. Also held bilateral discussions with the President and Prime Minister of Singapore.|
Kenya | Nairobi | 13–17 March | Uhuru Kenyatta.[68][69] | To attend the . President Sirisena also meet with President|
China | Beijing | 13–15 May | Xi Jinping.[70][71] | To attend the . President Sirisena also met with Chinese President|
India | New Delhi | 30–31 May | Inauguration of Narendra Modi | Narendra Modi.[72][73] | To attend the inauguration ceremony of the second term of Prime Minister
Tajikistan | Dushanbe | 13–15 June | 2019 Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia | 2019 Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia. President Sirisena had bilateral meeting with President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, delivered a special lecture at the heads of state conference on 15 June.[74][75] | To attend the
Cambodia | Phnom Penh, Angkor | 7–10 August | State visit | Norodom Sihamoni and Prime Minister Hun Sen.[76][77] | On the invitation of King Norodom Sihamoni with the aim of further strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries. Met with
Japan | Tokyo | 21–23 October | Enthronement of Japanese emperor | enthronement of the new Japanese emperor. President Sirisena also had a meeting with former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda.[78][79] | To attend the
Cancelled visits[]
Country | Areas that were to be visited | Date(s) | Purpose(s) | Notes |
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Pakistan | Islamabad | November 2016 | SAARC Summit | Summit Cancelled |
Iran | Tehran | November/December 2016, January 2017 | State visit | [80][81][38] | Visit cancelled. The two presidents met during the Asian Cooperation Dialogue Summit in Bangkok.
Bangladesh | Dhaka | 26 March 2017 | State visit | citation needed] Sirisena was invited to be the chief guest at the country's Independence Day celebrations.[38] | Visit cancelled.[
Multilateral meetings participated in by Sirisena[]
Group | Year | ||||
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2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
ACD | none | , Bangkok |
none | , Tehran |
|
CHOGM | 27–29 November, Birgu |
none | none | TBA 2018, TBA |
|
G-15 | , Tokyo |
none | none | ||
NAM | none | , Venezuela |
none | ||
SCO | , Zhengzhou |
, Bishkek |
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SAARC | none | September 2016, Islamabad |
none | 2018, TBA |
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Others | UN Climate Change 30 November, Paris |
G7 summit 26–27 May |
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11–13 May | |||||
██ = Did not attend; ██ = Future event |
See also[]
- Foreign policy of Maithripala Sirisena
- Timeline of the presidency of Maithripala Sirisena
- List of international prime ministerial trips made by Ranil Wickremesinghe
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