Ambassador Veluppillai Kananathan presents credentials to Kenya president

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka High Commissioner to Kenya Veluppillai Kananathan presented the Letter of Credence to President of Kenya Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta on Wednesday at the State House in Nairobi.

Following the official ceremony, the President invited the new High Commissioner to a private meeting where High Commissioner Kananathan conveyed to President Kenyatta the greetings and best wishes of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, the government and the people of Sri Lanka.

President Kenyatta, recalled the cordial and close relations that he had enjoyed with former President Mahinda Rajapaksa and said that he looks forward to working closely with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to deepen the bonds and advance the bilateral relations between Kenya and Sri Lanka.

The High Commissioner explained that the current Government headed by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa attaches great importance to promote ties with Africa and in particular with Kenya which is an active member of the Common Market for East and Southern Africa (COMESA).

The Kenyan President appreciated Sri Lanka’s approach and focus on Africa saying that the regional economic prospects in Africa and Asia should complement each other for greater prosperity of the respective peoples and opined that Sri Lanka should continue her efforts to expand relations with Africa to new heights.