Sri Lanka is to be appointed to the Chairmanship of the G-15 countries at the end of the 14th Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Group of 15 that is scheduled to be commenced on Monday, Sri Lanka Presidential Secretariat said.
President Mahinda Rajapaksa is to leave for Tehran early tomorrow to attend the summit, the Secretariat said. The President will address the G-15 summit on May 17th.
President Rajapaksa is to assume the chairmanship of the 18-member organization from President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the forthcoming meeting in Tehran.
At least eight presidents from the three continents of Asia, Africa and America will attend the G-15 summit from May 17 ? 18 in Tehran.
Meanwhile, the conference of the G15 foreign ministers commenced today in Tehran. Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Pieris will leave the island today to participate in the Foreign Minister's meeting while Foreign Secretary Romesh Jayasinghe will accompany the President to Tehran.
The upcoming Summit would review the strategies and policies of the Group on important international issues such as the current financial and economic crisis.
The G15 comprises Algeria, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jamaica, Kenya, Nigeria, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Venezuela, and Zimbabwe.
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