Sri Lanka President returns to country following successful US tour

President Mahinda Rajapaksa who toured the United States for over a week arrived in the country Wednesday morning.

President Rajapaksa was mainly in New York to attend the 65th United Nations General Assembly sessions.
On the sidelines of the UN sessions, the President met several world leaders and held bilateral discussions to promote business investments and tourism industry in Sri Lanka.

During his visit to New York, President also held discussions with the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the progress of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission appointed by the President to investigate the events during the war and the progress of the resettlement of the internally displaced in the North and their rehabilitation among other matters.

He held discussions with US business leaders and invited them to take advantage of the growing economy of Sri Lanka.

On Saturday (25) President Rajapaksa met the Sri Lankan community in Houston and visited the Buddhist Viharaya.

Several world leaders have promised economic assistance to Sri Lanka during the discussions with the President.