Turkish Foreign Minister arrives in Sri Lanka

Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey has arrived in Sri Lanka on a one-day official visit.

The Turkish Foreign Minister, accompanied by a 13-member delegation arrived at the Katunayake Bandaranaike International Airport on a special flight from Turkey.

State Minister of Regional Cooperation Tharaka Balasuriya and the Turkish Ambassador to Sri Lanka welcomed the delegation at the BIA.

The Turkish Foreign Minister and the delegation are scheduled to depart Sri Lanka at 3.15 pm today.

“Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye, will pay official visits to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and to the Republic of Maldives on 28-30 January 2022,” the Turkish Foreign Ministry said.

“All aspects of bilateral relations as well as current regional and international issues will be discussed at the meetings to be held during both visits,” the Ministry added.