President leaves for Indonesia [December 07 2011]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa left for Bali to attend the two day Bali Democracy Forum, this morning, the Presidents Media said.

The Bali Democracy Forum IV will be held from 8 - 9 December 2011 at Bali International Convention Center (BICC), Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia.

The theme of the BDF IV is “Enhancing Democratic Participation in a Changing World: Responding to Democratic Voices”. The forum will focus on efforts towards enhanced people participation by way of responding to democratic voices, and relevant issues involved in the process.  

It is expected that 15 Head of States would attend the event, with 54 participating countries from the Asia Pacific region, and 66 countries and international organizations that would attend as observers.