[September 20 2010]
President Mahinda Rajapakse arrived in New York a short while ago to attend the United Nations General Assembly. President arrived in the US from Germany where he was on a private visit.
President Rajapaksa is scheduled to address the 65th General Assembly of the United Nations. The President will brief the United Nations on Sri Lanka’s success story in eliminating terrorism and the country’s ambitious plans to win its second war - the economic war to make Sri Lanka the pride of Asia.
The President‘s address to the world community at the 65th UN General Assembly will be his first after winning the battle against LTTE terrorism and subsequently receiving a historic people’s mandate for a second term in office. Former Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayaka attended the General Assembly last year.