INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Minister of Foreign Affairs Prof
Peiris will represent President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) which will take place in Kigali,
Rwanda from 21 to 25 June 2022.The CHOGM in Rwanda will be attended by the 54 member states of the Commonwealth.The event will be declared
open by the President of Rwanda Paul Kagame on 24 June with the presence of His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, the latter representing
the Head of the Commonwealth Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.This will be followed by high-level meetings of the Commonwealth Heads on 24 -
shared goals of protecting natural resources and increasing trade.Foreign Minister Peiris will participate in high-level discussions under
Foreign Minister is also expected to hold bilateral meetings at foreign ministerial level with several Commonwealth Member States from
Europe, Asia and Africa on the sidelines of the CHOGM, to discuss issues of mutual interest.Sri Lanka is among the eight founding members of
take place in June 2020, but was postponed twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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