Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena’s state visit to the Philippines yielded agreements on defense, agriculture, and education cooperation for the two countries. Sirisena and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte witnessed the signing of 5 memoranda of understanding on Wednesday, January 16, in Malacañang Palace.
After his government vowed last year to “replicate the success” of the Philippines’ drug war, Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena again heaped praises on President Rodrigo Duterte’s top crusade, saying it is an example to the whole world.
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said he admires the way President Rodrigo Duterte is handling the issue of illegal drugs in the country, adding he feels the same should be done in his own.
Several agreements were signed between the Philippines and Sri Lanka Wednesday as President Rodrigo Duterte welcomed the leader of the Asian country on a state visit. Duterte received Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena in Malacañang, marking the first state visit of a Sri Lankan head of state to the Philippines since diplomatic relations were established […]
The signing of five agreements capped the bilateral meeting at Malacañang between President Duterte and visiting Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday. Sirisena’s visit was the first by a Sri Lankan president and head of state.
Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena signed three loan agreements with Asian Development Bank (ADB) president Takehiko Nakao on Thursday in the course of his 5-day state visit to the Philippines.
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (17 January 2019) — Sri Lanka’s President Mr. Maithripala Sirisena made his first visit to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) headquarters today while conducting a state visit to the Philippines and met with ADB President Mr. Takehiko Nakao.
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte said the Philippines and Sri Lanka were “planting seeds for rapid growth in their relations,” after the two countries signed five agreements in Malacañang. Duterte rolled out the red carpet for Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena, who began a state visit to the Philippines on Wednesday.
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena arrived in the Philippines on Tuesday evening for a five-day state visit aimed at improving economic and political ties with Manila. According to Julee Cabrera’s report on Super Radyo dzBB, Sirisena’s plane landed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 at 10:15 p.m.
President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday he and his Sri Lankan counterpart Maithripala Sirisena recognize the threat posed by illegal drugs in their respective nations.
