President Maithripala Sirisena left for Malta to participate in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).

Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera and Minister Sagala Rathnayake have already left to Malta to participate in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Foreign Ministers’ Conference and the Financial Conference respectively.

President Maithripala Sirisena is the current chairperson of the Commonwealth. The President is due to hand over the position of the Chair  to the Prime Minister of Malta Joseph Muscat on Friday, November 27.