List of international presidential trips made by Maithripala Sirisena

During his term Maithripala Sirisen made 47 foreign trips to 29 countries. Sirisena did not visit South America.

Maithripala Sirisena made 10 trips to 10 countries throughout 2015.

Sirisena in New Delhi with Narendra Modi, February 2015

Meeting U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on the sidelines of the 70th Regular Session of the UN General Assembly, September 2015

Country	Areas visited	Date(s)	Purpose(s)	Notes
India	New Delhi	15 – 18 February 2015	State visit	This is the first overseas visit made by President Maitripala Sirisena. It was started 15 to 18 February 2015 by Invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.[1]
United Kingdom	London	7–11 March 2015	Official visit	See also: Sri Lanka–United Kingdom relations Visited the UK as Chair in Office of the Commonwealth as part of the Commonwealth Day celebrations. Met with Queen Elizabeth II, Prime Minister David Cameron, Leader of the Opposition Ed Miliband and Defense Secretary Michael Fallon.[2]
China	Beijing, Boao	26–29 March 2015	Asia Annual Conference and State visit	See also: China–Sri Lanka relations President Maithripala Sirisena visited China on the invitation of President of China Xi Jinping. President Sirisena also participated to Asia Annual Conference 2015 in Boao.[3]
Pakistan	Islamabad, Taxila Museum	5–7 April 2015	State visit	See also: Pakistan–Sri Lanka relations At the invitation of President Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan, President Maithripala Sirisena paid a State visit to Pakistan. This is the Fourth foreign visit of President Sirisena. President visited the Taxila Museum that hosts many statues of Buddha.[4]
Maldives	Malé	26–27 July 2015	State visit	See also: Maldives–Sri Lanka relations At the invitation of President Abdulla Yameen President Sirisena was invited as chief guest of the 50th National Independence Day ceremony of Maldives.[5][6]
United States	New York City	10–23 September 2015	United Nations General Assembly & bilateral meetings	To attend the 70th United Nations General Assembly session, where he delivered a special address. Sirisena will also have bilateral meetings with several leaders including Prime Minister of Malta Dr. Joseph Muscat, Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of New Zealand John Key and Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull[7][8]
Thailand	Bangkok	1–4 November 2015	State visit	At the invitation of Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha.
Malta	Valletta	27–29 November 2015	Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2015	Attended the 2015 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).
France	Paris	29 November-1 December 2015	2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference	Attended the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference.[9]
Vatican	Vatican City	13–16 December 2015	State visit	See also: Holy See–Sri Lanka relations At the invitation of Sovereign Pope Francis.[10][11]

Maithripala Sirisena made 12 trips to 9 countries throughout the year 2016.

John Kerry meets Sirisena at the United Nations, New York City, in September 2016

Country	Areas visited	Date(s)	Purpose(s)	Notes
Germany	Berlin	15–18 February 2016	State visit	At the invitation of the German Chancellor Angela Merkel and met the President of Germany Joachim Gauck to further strengthen the economic and trade co-operation between the two countries. Sirisena visited the German Parliament and met with representatives of the Parliament and held bilateral discussions with the German Foreign Minister and the Minister of German Economic Affairs.[12]
Austria	Vienna	18–21 February 2016	State visit	Held talks with the Federal President Heinz Fischer at the Hofburg at the Presidential Palace, improving relations between the two countries.[13][14]
Singapore	Singapore	27 February 2016	Private visit	To visit Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne, who was receiving medical treatment.[15]
United Kingdom	London	11–13 May 2016	London Anti-Corruption Summit	See also: Sri Lanka–United Kingdom relations Attend the Anti-Corruption Summit organised by the British government, at the invitation of British Prime Minister David Cameron.[16][17][18] Held bilateral discussions with Prime Minister Cameron during the summit.[19]
India	New Delhi, Madhya Pradesh	13–15 May 2016	State visit	Invited by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend and address the valedictory session at the Vaicharick Mahakumbh, held as part of the Simhastha Mahakumbh in Ujjain. Held discussions on issues of Tamil Nadu fishermen with Prime Minister Modi, as well as talks on reconciliation in Sri Lanka and trade.[16][17][18] Sirisena also visited the Sanchi Stupa and attend a function by the Maha Bodhi Society of Sri Lanka where he unveiled a statue of Anagarika Dharmapala.[20][21]
Japan	Kashiko Island, Shima, Mie Prefecture	26–27 May 2016	Group of Seven (G7)	See also: 42nd G7 summit Invited by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attended the summit in Japan.[22][23] He also met with U.S president Barack Obama and other G7 leaders.
United States	New York City	18–26 September 2016	United Nations General Assembly & bilateral meetings	See also: United States-Sri Lanka relations To attend the 71st United Nations General Assembly session, where he delivered a special address. Sirisena had bilateral meetings with several leaders including United States Secretary of State John Kerry and Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull[24][25][26]
Thailand	Bangkok	7–10 October 2016	Asia Corporation Dialogue Summit.	Attend the 34 nation summit. Apart from attending the conference, President Sirisena held several bilateral meetings with leaders of states, including the Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha.[27][28][29]
India	Goa,	15–17 October 2016	BRICS	Invited by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend and address the attend the BRICS- BIMSTEC outreach summit. He held talks with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Myanmar's Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi as well as presidents of Russia and China.[30]
Thailand	Bangkok	31 October 2016	Funeral of Thai King	Attend the Funeral of King Bhumibol Adulyadej King of Thailand and pay the last respect on behalf of the people of Sri Lanka.[31]
India	New Delhi	6–7 November 2016	World Health Organization	Conference of Parties to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. He met with the Indian President Pranab Mukherjee[32][33]
Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	15–17 December 2016	State visit	See also: Malaysia–Sri Lanka relations Held talks with the Prime Minister Najib Razak, improving relations between the two countries by signing several bilateral MOUs. Also met with King of Malaysia Muhammad V of Kelantan[34][35][36]

Maithripala Sirisena made 7 trips to 7 countries in 2017.

Sirisena at a meeting with Vladimir Putin in Moscow

Meeting Dmitry Medvedev during Sirisena's visit to Russia

Meeting with Malcolm Turnbull in Jakarta

Country	Areas visited	Date(s)	Purpose(s)	Notes
Indonesia	Jakarta	6–8 March 2017	State visit	At the invitation of the Indonesia President Joko Widodo for state visit and attend the 20th Anniversary Summit of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA)[37]
Russia	Moscow	21–26 March 2017	State visit	On the invitation extended by Russian President Vladimir Putin. This was the first visit to Russia by a Sri Lankan President.[38]
Australia	Canberra	23–26 May 2017	State visit	Special invitation extended by Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.[39]
Bangladesh	Dhaka	13–15 July 2017	State visit	President Sirisena was invited by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for an official 3 day visit.[40]
United States	New York City	17–23 September 2017}}	United Nations General Assembly & bilateral meetings	To attend the Seventy-second session of the United Nations General Assembly, where he delivered a special address. Sirisena will also have bilateral meetings with several leaders.[41]
Qatar	Doha	25–27 October 2017	State visit	President Sirisena was invited by Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Emir of Qatar for an official 2 day visit[42]
South Korea	Seoul	27–30 November 2017	State visit	See South Korea-Sri Lanka relations President Sirisena was invited by Korean President Moon Jae-in for a state visit.

Maithripala Sirisena made 10 trips to 10 countries in 2019.

Country	Areas visited	Date(s)	Purpose(s)	Notes
India	New Delhi	10–12 March	International Solar Alliance	Sirisena participated in International Solar Alliance on the invitation from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modhi and French president Emmanuel Macron.[43][44]
Japan	Tokyo, Hiroshima	12–15 March	State visit	See also: Japan-Sri Lanka relations The President met with Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko and held bilateral discussions with the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.[45][46][47][48]
Pakistan	Islamabad	22–24 March	State visit	See also: Pakistan-Sri Lanka relations To attend the Pakistan Republic Day celebrations as chief guest on an invitation extended by Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain.[49][50]
United Kingdom	London	16–23 April	Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2018	See also: Sri Lanka-United Kingdom relations To attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2018. President Sirisena met with the UK’s Secretary of State for International Trade Liam Fox, member of the British House of Lords Lord Baron Naseby[51][52]
Iran	Tehran	12–14 May 2018	State visit	On invitation of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, whom he met as well as Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.[53][54][55]
Italy	Rome	15–17 July	Committee on Forestry	To attend the 24th session of the Committee on Forestry (COFO) and the 6th World Forest Week.[56]
Georgia	Tbilisi	17–20 July	Open Government Partnership	To attend the 5th Session of Open Government Partnership. President Sirisena also held a bilateral meeting with the Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili.[57]
Nepal	Kathmandu, Lumbini	29 August–1 September	BIMSTEC	To attend the 4th Summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multisectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC). The President also met with the leaders of Nepal and Myanmar [58][59]
United States	New York City	23–29 September	United Nations General Assembly & bilateral meetings	See also: Sri Lanka-United States relations To address to the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly. Met with Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed.[60][61][62][63]
Seychelles	Victoria	8–10 October	State visit	Official visit on the invitation of Seychelles President Danny Faure.[64]

Maithripala Sirisena made 8 trips to 8 countries in 2019.

Country	Areas visited	Date(s)	Purpose(s)	Notes
Philippines	Metro Manila	15–19 January	State visit	See also: Philippines–Sri Lanka relations State Visit to discussed bilateral relations that focus on areas of mutual interest, including political, economic, agriculture, cultural and people-to-people engagement with Philippine counterpart, President Rodrigo Duterte. Sirisena is also scheduled to visit the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in Los Baños.[65]
Singapore	Singapore	23–25 January	3rd Forum of Ministers and Environment Authorities of Asia Pacific	See also: Philippines–Sri Lanka relations To deliver the Keynote address at the Third Forum of Ministers and Environment Authorities of Asia Pacific. Also held bilateral discussions with the President and Prime Minister of Singapore.[66][67]
Kenya	Nairobi	13–17 March	United Nations Environment Assembly	See also: Kenya–Sri Lanka relations To attend the United Nations Environment Assembly. President Sirisena also meet with President Uhuru Kenyatta.[68][69]
China	Beijing	13–15 May	Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations	See also: China–Sri Lanka relations To attend the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations. President Sirisena also met with Chinese President Xi Jinping.[70][71]
India	New Delhi	30–31 May	Inauguration of Narendra Modi	See also: India–Sri Lanka relations To attend the inauguration ceremony of the second term of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.[72][73]
Tajikistan	Dushanbe	13–15 June	2019 Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia	To attend the 2019 Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia. President Sirisena had bilateral meeting with President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, delivered a special lecture at the heads of state conference on 15 June.[74][75]
Cambodia	Phnom Penh, Angkor	7–10 August	State visit	On the invitation of King Norodom Sihamoni with the aim of further strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries. Met with Norodom Sihamoni and Prime Minister Hun Sen.[76][77]
Japan	Tokyo	21–23 October	Enthronement of Japanese emperor	See also: Japan–Sri Lanka relations To attend the enthronement of the new Japanese emperor. President Sirisena also had a meeting with former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda.[78][79]

• Foreign policy of Maithripala Sirisena
• Timeline of the presidency of Maithripala Sirisena
• List of international prime ministerial trips made by Ranil Wickremesinghe

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