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President to visit Uganda
May 11, 201312:31 AM
President Mahinda Rajapaksa is set to travel to Uganda on Saturday to participate in the Commonwealth Local Government conference.
Vellupillai Kanathan consul general for Sri Lanka in Uganda said the head of state would spend four days in Uganda.
“He will be a key note speaker at the conference. The next commonwealth will be hosted by Sri Lanka in two years and so he will the next chair for it,” Kanathan said.
He said there were a number of Sri Lanka investors in Uganda and more have showed interests in coming.
Last November Museveni visited Sri Lanka at the invitation of his counterpart. During the visit Sri Lanka agreed to refurbish Masulita Vocational Training Center in Kakiri.
President Rajapaksa will visit Lugazi Sugar Corporation to promote cooperation in sugar production, according to media reports. Sri Lanka is a leading sugar producer.
