President Rajapaksa; the new Commonwealth Chairperson [November 15 2013]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa assumed the position of the Chairperson-in-Office of the Commonwealth Nations at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2013 today in Colombo, Presidential Secretariat reported.

The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) is the top most decision and policy making forum of the Commonwealth Nations where the heads of governments meet to discuss global and Commonwealth issues.

Sri Lanka is one of the eight founding members of the modern Commonwealth. President Rajapaksa will continue to hold the title until the next CHOGM in Mauritius in 2015.