President’s Media Division (PMD) issuing a statement said false information is being reported regarding the official delegation accompanying the President Maithripala Sirisena to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).
The President was accompanied by the President’s wife, the President’s official doctor, Foreign Minister Tilak Marapana and his wife, Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva, official translator and two officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Moreover, while not part of the official delegation, electronic and print journalists of the President’s Media Division, some journalists representing government and private media institutions and several officials of the Presidential Security Division are also accompanying the President in the visit.
In addition, no other person had attended the CHOGM or any other forums coinciding with it at the expenses of the President’s Office.
Minister of Finance Mangala Samaraweera and Minister of Industry and Commerce Rishad Bathiudeen have attended the Business forum and the Presidential Secretariat has not borne any expenses of the parties representing the Economic Forum.
Therefore, PMD rejects the media reports, which say that there are over 100 members in the President’s delegation, appeared in some media outlets.
