President Maithripala Sirisena is visiting India from today to take part in a global anti-tobacco conference hosted in the national capital.
During his two-day visit, President Sirisena will take part in the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control which is being participated by 180 countries as well as regional economic integration organizations like the European Union. Sri Lankan President will address the convention as a special speaker on the inaugural day tomorrow.
He is also scheduled to meet President Pranab Mukherjee this evening. Sri Lankan President, who served as the Minister of Health during the previous government, is a strong advocate of tobacco control and successfully implemented laws to display pictorial warnings up to 80 percent on both sides of cigarette packets.
Sri Lankan President will address the WHO convention as a special speaker and is expected to highlight the need for tightening tobacco control measures.
-The India Nawaaz
-Agencies
