Sri Lankan President leaves Dhaka for Colombo
Published : 15 Jul 2017, 14:35
Sahos Desk
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena left Dhaka for Colombo on Saturday wrapping up his three-day 'historic' state visit.
A Sri Lankan Airlines flight took off from Shahjalal Airport at 1:00 pm carrying the Lankan President.
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali saw him off at the airport.
This was Sirisena's first visit to Bangladesh since he was elected Sri Lankan President in 2015. He visited Bangladesh in 2013 and 2014 as Sri Lankan Health Minister.
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka signed 14 instruments one deal and 13 MoUs during the visit beginning a new journey in their bilateral relations.
President Sirisena who arrived in Dhaka on Thursday had official talks with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday.
Source: unb