This is a list of presidential international trips made by Ranil Wickremesinghe , who served as the 9th President of Sri Lanka from 21 July 2022 to 23 September 2024.
During his term in office, Ranil Wickremesinghe made 16 foreign trips to 17 countries. Wickremesinghe never visited South America.
| No. of visits | Country |
|---|---|
| 3 | United Kingdom |
| 2 | Japan, Singapore |
| 1 | Australia, China, Cuba, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Philippines, Switzerland, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United States |
| Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Purpose(s) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United Kingdom | London | 17–22 September | State funeral of Queen Elizabeth II | Led an eight-member delegation to attend the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. [1] [2] |
| 2 |  Japan | Tokyo | 26–28 September | Official visit & State funeral of Shinzo Abe | Wickremesinghe traveled to Tokyo to attend the state funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Wickremesinghe held talks on debt restructuring with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and was scheduled to have meetings with other leaders including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Wickremesinghe invited the Singaporean Prime Minister to visit Sri Lanka next year for the 75th Independence Anniversary. [3] [4] [5] |
 Philippines | Manila | 29–30 September | Official visit & bilateral meetings | To attend the Asian Development Bank Governors’ meeting, where Wickremesinghe was to deliver a special address. Wickremesinghe also held talks with Philippine President Bongbong Marcos. [6] [7] | |
| 3 |  Egypt | Sharm El Sheikh | 6–10 November | 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference & bilateral meetings | To attend the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, where Wickremesinghe was to deliver a special address. [8] |
| Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Purpose(s) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | United Kingdom | London | 4–7 May | Coronation of Charles III and Camilla | Led an eight-member delegation to attend the coronation of Charles III and Camilla. [9] |
| 5 |  Singapore | Singapore | 23 May | State visit | Official visit on the invitation of Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. |
| Japan | Tokyo | 23–26 May | State visit | Official visit on the invitation on the Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. | |
| 6 | United Kingdom | London | 17–21 June | 40th Meeting of the International Democrat Union | No meeting with UK officials, attended the meeting of the International Democrat Union, and met the head of the Commonwealth. [10] |
 France | Paris | 22–23 June | 1st Meeting of the New Global Finance Pact | World leaders attended a finance pact meeting in Paris. [10] | |
| 7 |  India | New Delhi | 20–21 July | State visit | Met with Indian President Ram Nath Kovind, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other Indian delegates. [11] |
| 8 | Singapore | Singapore | 20–21 August | State visit | Met with the Singaporean President Halimah Yacob, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and other Singapore delegates. |
| 9 |  Cuba | Havana | 15–16 September | G77 summit | Met Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel and addressed the G77 summit. [12] |
 United States | New York City | 18–24 September | UN General Assembly | Addressed the UN general assembly and met the leaders of Iran, Bangladesh, Nepal, South Korea and many other nations. | |
| 10 |  Germany | Berlin | 26–29 September | State visit | Met German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and addressed the Berlin Global Dialog. [13] |
| 11 |  China | Beijing | 15–18 October | State visit | Met Chinese President Xi Jinping and attended the Belt and Road Forum. |
| 12 |  Maldives | Malé | 17–18 November | State visit & Inauguration of Mohamed Muizzu | Met outgoing Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and Maldivian President-elect Mohamed Muizzu and attended the inauguration of new president. [14] |
| 13 |  United Arab Emirates | Dubai | 30 November–4 December | 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference & bilateral meetings | To attend the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference, where Wickremesinghe was to deliver a special address. Met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. [15] [16] |
| Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Purpose(s) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 |  Switzerland | Davos | 13–18 January | World Economic Forum | To attend the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum. [17] [18] |
 Uganda | Kampala | 18–23 January | 19th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement & 3rd South Summit of the Group of 77 and China | To attend the 19th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement and the 3rd South Summit of the Group of 77 and China. Met with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. [17] [19] [20] | |
| 15 |  Australia | Perth | 8–10 February | Indian Ocean Summit | To attend the annual meeting of the Indian Ocean Summit. Wickremesinghe was the only head of state in attendance alongside foreign ministers of other nations. |
| 16 |  Indonesia | Bali | 19–21 May | 10th Summit of the World Water Forum | To attend the annual meeting of the World Water Forum in Bali. Met with Indonesian President Joko Widodo [21] and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. [22] |
| Group | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
| ACD | |||
| CHOGM | |||
| G-15 | |||
| NAM | 15–19 January, Kampala | ||
| SCO | |||
| COP | 6–10 November, Sharm El Sheikh | 30 November–13 December, Dubai | |
| SAARC | |||
| Others | |||
| ██ = Did not attend; ██ = Future event | |||
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