President to attend G7 Summit [April 24 2016]

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s decision to invite President Maithripala Sirisena as a guest at the G7 summit next month is a further recognition of Sri Lanka’s renewed global credibility.

The 42nd G7 Summit will be held from May 26-27, 2016 in Kashiko Island, Shima, Mie Prefecture, Japan. Leaders of the world’s most powerful industrialised countries comprising the origional G7 member states – Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK and USA and representatives of the 28-member European Union will attend the Summit.