Chandrika Kumaratunga served as the 5th President of Sri Lanka 12 November 1994 to 19 November 2005. This article documents all international presidential trips made by Kumaratunga during her term in office.
Summary of international trips According to this list, Kumaratunga made 45 foreign trips to 25 countries during her term in office. of visitsCountry8 , 6 4 2 , , , , 1 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
1994 President Kumaratunga made no international trips in 1994.
1995 President Kumaratunga made 4 trips to 4 countries in the year 1995.
CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Purpose(s)Notes 1 March 1995 State visit 2 6–12 March 1995 World Summit for Social Development March 1995 State visit 3 2–4 May 1995 8th SAARC Summit 4 19 September–3 October 1995 United Nations General Assembly
1996 President Kumaratunga made 5 trips to 5 countries in the year 1996.
CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Purpose(s)Notes 5 21–27 April 1996 State visit Invited by Chinese President Jiang Zemin. Signed two agreements to enhance economic cooperation. 6 May 1996 State visit 7 13–26 July 1996 State visit 8 1996 State visit 9 11–13 August 1996 State visit
1997 President Kumaratunga made 3 trips to 3 countries in the year 1997.
CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Purpose(s)Notes 10 12–14 May 1997 9th SAARC summit 11 15–25 September 1997 State visit First official visit in 30 years. Met with Prime minister Mahathir Mohamad. 12 22–27 October 1997 1997 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting and Commonwealth Business Forum Met with Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
1998 President Kumaratunga made 4 trips to 4 countries in the year 1998.
CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Purpose(s)Notes 13 April 1998 Health Developing Asia Seminar 14 2–3 September 1998 12th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement Met with President Nelson Mandela. 15 9–13 September 1998 United Nations General Assembly 16 27–30 December 1998 State visit Met with President K. R. Narayanan and Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
1999 President Kumaratunga made 3 trips to 4 countries in the year 1999.
CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Purpose(s)Notes 17 10–12 February 1999 9th G-15 summit 18 – July 1999 Private visit –7 July 1999 Private visit 19 6–9 July 1999 State visit
2000 President Kumaratunga made 3 trips to 3 countries in the year 2000.
CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Purpose(s)Notes 20 – December 2000 Private visit Travelled to receive medical treatment for her right eye, which had been injured following an assassination attempt. 21 – April 2000 United Nations General Assembly Travelled to receive medical treatment for her eye. 22 – December 2000 Private visit Travelled to receive medical treatment for her eye. – December 2000 State visit Met with President Jacques Chirac.
2001 President Kumaratunga made 3 trips to 6 countries in the year 2001.
CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Purpose(s)Notes 23 22–25 February 2001 State visit Met with the President, Prime Minister and Minister of External Affairs. 24 12–16 March 2001 State visit State visit to Germany on the invatiation of President Johannes Rau aimed at strengthening bilateral ties. Accompanied by Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar. Had high-level meetings with Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and visited Bavaria. 16–19 March 2001 State visit March 2001 State visit March 2001 State visit 28–30 March 2001 State visit Met with French President Jacques Chirac and Prime Minister Lionel Jospin. 25 November 2001 State visit Addressed the Oxford Union.
2002 President Kumaratunga made 4 trips to 4 countries in the year 2002. CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Purpose(s)Notes 26 4–6 January 2002 11th SAARC Summit 27 22–26 April 2002 State visit 28 8–10 May 2002 27th Special Session of the General Assembly: Children 29 June 2002 World Food Summit
2003 President Kumaratunga made 4 trips to 4 countries in the year 2003.
CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Purpose(s)Notes 30 20–25 February 2003 13th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement 31 7–10 April 2003 State visit To deliver the first Madhao Rao Scindia Memorial Lecture. Me with the President, Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, External Affairs Minister, Minister of Finance and Company Affairs, Leader of the Opposition, and the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. 32 19–20 April 2003 State visit Met with President Iajuddin Ahmed and Prime minister Khaleda Zia. 33 12–14 October 2003 State visit Met with President S. R. Nathan and Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong and Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew. Addressed a plenary session at the East Asia Economic Summit 2003.
2004 President Kumaratunga made 5 trips to 5 countries in the year 2004.
CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Purpose(s)Notes 34 4–6 January 2004 12th SAARC Summit 35 30–31 July 2004 1st BIMSTEC Summit 36 15–21 September 2004 United Nations General Assembly 37 3–7 November 2004 State visit First state visit by a Sri Lankan Head of State to Iran. Met with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Mohammad Khatami. 38 24–28 November 2004 State visit
2005 President Kumaratunga made 7 trips to 7 countries in the year 2005.
CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Purpose(s)Notes 39 7–10 February 2005 12th SAARC Summit Met with Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz to sign the Free Trade Agreement between the two countries. 40 9–? April 2005 Private visit Went to spend the New Year holidays with her children, who reside in London. 41 2–4 June 2005 State visit 42 30 August–2 September 2005 State visit Visited China on the invitation of Chinese President Hu Jintao. Signed eight agreements on cooperation in cultural, economic, financial and tourism sectors. 43 14–17 September 2005 United Nations General Assembly 44 3–7 October 2005 33rd Session of the General Conference of UNESCO Met with President Jacques Chirac. 45 12–13 November 2005 13th SAARC Summit
References
External links Official President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga President's Media Division – News and media