Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa left for South Korea early this morning for a six day trip.

He left aboard a Singapore Airlines flight at around 1.30 a.m. Rajapaksa will attend a conference in South Korea and meet Sri Lankans there.

Former Ministers G.L. Peiris, Mahindananda Aluthgamage, Bandula Gunawardena and Dallas Alahapperuma also left with Rajapaksa.