President returns [November 1 2010]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa returned to the island after completing his three-day state visit to China. The President attended the closing ceremony of the Expo 2010 Trade Exhibition in Shanghai as a guest of honour.

Meanwhile, President Rajapaksa is due to take oaths to open his second term as the President in Colombo on November 19. He has not taken fresh oaths yet after being re-elected at the last Presidential Elections held on January 26. The President’s first term as the Head of State ends on November 18.