President on official visit to Nepal

President Mahinda Rajapaksa left for Nepal today (29) for a two - day official visit.

President Rajapaksa had to cut short his three-day visit to Nepal in March this year, after gunmen fired at the Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan.
President Rajapaksa will hold bilateral discussions with Nepali President Dr Ram Baran Yadav, Prime Minister Madhav Kumar and other political leaders.

The President is also scheduled to visit Lumbini where Prince Siddharta was born.
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