President Ranil Wickremesinghe met the United Nations Secretary-General, António
Guterres, upon his arrival in Egypt, Cairo.
The President briefed the Secretary-General on the Government’s plans on the National
Environmental Policy.
The Secretary General recalled memories of his first visit to Sri Lanka in 1978.
The President left the island this morning (06) for Egypt to attend the UN Climate Change
Conference COP 27. He was accompanied by Minister of Environment, Mr. Naseer Ahamed,
Senior Advisor to the President on Climate Change Mr. Ruwan Wijewardene, President’s
International Affairs Director Dinouk Colombage and President’s Private Secretary Sandra
Perera.
President Wickremesinghe meets UN Secretary General
