The Prime Minister of Norway Erna Solberg who is presently in Sri Lanka on a private visit, met President Maithripala Sirisena today. 

Prime Minister Solberg will also meet Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera and Leader of the Opposition R. Sampanthan. 

On Friday 12 August evening, Prime Minister Solberg will deliver the 2016 Lakshman Kadirgamar Memorial Lecture at the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute of International Relations and Strategic Studies (LKIIRSS), at the invitation of the Chairperson and Board of the Institute. This Lecture will be for invited guests. 

On 13 August, Prime Minister Solberg will visit a Fisheries Harbour project in Mirissa and meet representatives of a Harbour development committee. She will also visit the Galle Fort.