List of international prime ministerial trips made by Ranil Wickremesinghe
Ranil Wickremesinghe, the 10th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, was elected on 15 August 2015 as a result of the Sri Lankan general election, 2015. The following is a list of international prime ministerial trips made by Wickremesinghe since he assumed office. In addition, he was Sri Lankan's Prime minister from 1993 to 1994 and 2001 to 2004. The list does not include his trips in his 1st and 2nd term, that included United States meeting President George W. Bush in 2004,[1] India and many others.
| Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Purpose(s) | Notes |
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| India | New Delhi | 14–16 September 2015 | State visit | This is the very first overseas visit made by prime minister Ranil Wickeremesinghe on the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.[2] |
| Japan | Osaka, Tokyo | 4–8 October 2015 | State visit |
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| China | Beijing | 6 to 9 April | State visit | This is the third overseas visit made by prime minister Ranil Wickeremesinghe on the invitation of Government of China. |
| Switzerland | Davos | 19 to 23 January 2016 | Official visit | Attend the World Economic Forum[3] |
| Singapore | Singapore | 17–19 July 2016 | State visit | This is the first state visit of Ranil Wickremesinghe to Singapore by the invitation of Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong |
| Indonesia | Jakarta | 1–3 August 2016 | Official visit | To attend the 12th World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF).[4][5] |
| New Zealand | Auckland | 1–3 October 2016 | State visit | invitation of New Zealand Prime Minister John Key[6] |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 4– 7 November 2016 | Official visit | Attend the fifteenth Asia-Pacific Conference of German Business 2016.[7] |
| Switzerland | Davos | 16 to 21 January 2017 | Official visit | Attend the World Economic Forum[8] |
| Australia | Melbourne Canberra | 13–16 February 2017 | State visit | invitation of Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull[9] and receive the honorary doctorate in law at the graduation ceremony of Deakin University |
| Japan | Tokyo | 10–16 April 2017 | State visit |
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| Vietnam | Hanoi | 16–19 April 2017 | State visit | |
| China | Beijing | 13 to 16 May 2017 | Belt and Road Initiative | This is the second official visit by prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on the invitation of Government of China. |
| United States | New York | 5 to 6 May 2017 | The Ocean Conference | PM meet United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres at 'The Ocean Conference' organized by the United Nations.[13] |
| Finland | Helsinki | 9 to 11 October 2017 | State visit | On an invitation from the Prime Minister of Finland Juha Sipilä[14] |
| India | New Delhi | 21–23 November 2017 | State visit | To meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and would call on Indian President Ram Nath Kovind[15] |
| Singapore | Singapore | 8–9 July 2018 | World Cities Summit[16] | |
| Vietnam | Hanoi | 27–29 August 2018 | 3rd Indian Ocean Conference[17] | |
| Vietnam | Hanoi | 11–13 September 2018 | 7the World Economic Forum on ASEAN[18] | |
| Norway | Oslo | 3 to 6 October 2018 | State visit | On an invitation from the Prime Minister of Norway Erna Solberg[19] |
| United Kingdom | London | 7 to 9 October 2018 | State visit | On an invitation from the Prime Minister of Britain Theresa May[20] |
| India | New Delhi | 20–22 October 2018 | State visit | State visit on the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.[21] |
| Maldives | Male | 2–4 September 2019 | State visit | State visit on the invitation by the president of Maldives Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.[22][23] |
List of international prime ministerial trips made by Ranil Wickremesinghe | |
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රනිල් වික්රමසිංහ ரணில் விக்ரமசிங்க | |
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| 10th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka |
References
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- http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11720714
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