President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has arrived in New York to attend the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
The President’s flight landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport at approximately 8:50 a.m. (US time).
On arrival, President Dissanayake was welcomed by Sri Lanka’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, former Chief Justice and President’s Counsel Jayantha Jayasuriya, along with members of the Sri Lankan delegation.
The President is accompanied on this official visit by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Vijitha Herath.