Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera hosted Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter for breakfast at his official residence during his historic trip to Sri Lanka. This is the first ever official visit by a Swiss Foreign Minister to Sri Lanka, and follows a number of historic visits since the new government assumed office. Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter was the President of the Swiss Confederation last year.

Burkhalter arrived in Sri Lanka following his visit to Indonesia, where he met the Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi.