Ranil Wickremesinghe served as the 9th President of Sri Lanka from 21 July 2022 to 23 September 2024. This article documents all international presidential trips made by Wickremesinghe during his term in office.
Summary of international trips
During his term in office, Ranil Wickremesinghe made 16 foreign trips to 17 countries. Wickremesinghe never visited South America. No. of visitsCountry3 2 , 1 , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
2022
CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Purpose(s)Notes1 London 17–22 September State funeral of Queen Elizabeth II Led an eight-member delegation to attend the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.2 Tokyo 26–28 September Official visit & State funeral of Shinzo Abe Wickremesinghe traveled to Tokyo to attend the state funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Wickremesinghe held talks on debt restructuring with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and was scheduled to have meetings with other leaders including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Wickremesinghe invited the Singaporean Prime Minister to visit Sri Lanka next year for the 75th Independence Anniversary. Manila 29–30 September Official visit & bilateral meetings To attend the Asian Development Bank Governors’ meeting, where Wickremesinghe was to deliver a special address. Wickremesinghe also held talks with Philippine President Bongbong Marcos.3 Sharm El Sheikh 6–10 November 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference & bilateral meetings To attend the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, where Wickremesinghe was to deliver a special address.
2023 CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Purpose(s)Notes4 London 4–7 May Coronation of Charles III and Camilla Led an eight-member delegation to attend the coronation of Charles III and Camilla.5 Singapore 23 May State visit Official visit on the invitation of Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Tokyo 23–26 May State visit Official visit on the invitation on the Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.6 London 17–21 June 40th Meeting of the International Democrat Union No meeting with UK officials, attended the meeting of the International Democrat Union, and met the head of the Commonwealth. Paris 22–23 June 1st Meeting of the New Global Finance Pact World leaders attended a finance pact meeting in Paris.7 New Delhi 20–21 July State visit Met with Indian President Ram Nath Kovind, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other Indian delegates.8 Singapore 20–21 August State visit Met with the Singaporean President Halimah Yacob, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and other Singapore delegates.9 Havana 15–16 September G77 summit Met Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel and addressed the G77 summit. New York City 18–24 September UN General Assembly Addressed the UN general assembly and met the leaders of Iran, Bangladesh, Nepal, South Korea and many other nations.10 Berlin 26–29 September State visit Met German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and addressed the Berlin Global Dialog.11 Beijing 15–18 October State visit Met Chinese President Xi Jinping and attended the Belt and Road Forum. 12 Malé 17–18 November State visit & Inauguration of Mohamed Muizzu Met outgoing Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and Maldivian President-elect Mohamed Muizzu and attended the inauguration of new president.13Dubai30 November–4 December2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference & bilateral meetingsTo attend the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference, where Wickremesinghe was to deliver a special address. Met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
2024 CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Purpose(s)Notes14 Davos13–18 JanuaryWorld Economic ForumTo attend the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum.Kampala18–23 January19th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement & 3rd South Summit of the Group of 77 and ChinaTo attend the 19th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement and the 3rd South Summit of the Group of 77 and China. Met with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni.15 Perth8–10 February Indian Ocean SummitTo attend the annual meeting of the Indian Ocean Summit. Wickremesinghe was the only head of state in attendance alongside foreign ministers of other nations.16 Bali19–21 May10th Summit of the World Water ForumTo attend the annual meeting of the World Water Forum in Bali. Met with Indonesian President Joko Widodo and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.
Multilateral meetings participated in by Wickremesinghe Group Year2022 2023 2024 ACD CHOGM G-15 NAM 15–19 January,KampalaSCO COP 6–10 November,Sharm El Sheikh 30 November–13 December,DubaiSAARC Others ██ = Did not attend; ██ = Future event
References
External links
Official State Visits – President's Media Division