French President Emmanuel Macron to visit Sri Lanka

President of France Emmanuel Macron is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka on Friday (July 28), French media reported.

President of France Emmanuel Macron is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka on Friday (July 28), French media reported.

On the occasion of this historic visit to the island nation, a first by a French president, Macron will call on his Sri Lankan counterpart Ranil Wickremesinghe, according to leading French newspaper Le Monde.

The President’s Media Division (PMD) said the two leaders are expected to hold talks about deepening bilateral relations as well as shared regional and global challenges.

The French leader, who was on an official visit to New Caledonia from Monday to Wednesday, is traveling to Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea before arriving in Sri Lanka on Friday evening.

Macron will be accompanied by French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna and a high-level delegation comprising senior officials of the French Government.