List of international prime ministerial trips made by Ranil Wickremesinghe

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This is a list of prime ministerial trips made by Ranil Wickremesinghe , who served as the 10th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 9 January 2015 to 21 November 2019. In addition, Wickremesinghe was prime minister from 1993 to 1994, 2001 to 2004 and for a few months in 2022. This list only documents international trips made by Wickremesinghe during his term from 2015 to 2019, and does not include any trips made during his other terms as prime minister.

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Summary of International Trips

During his term, Ranil Wickremesinghe made 21 foreign trips to 15 countries.

No. of visitsCountry
3 India, Vietnam
2 China, Japan, Singapore, Switzerland
1 Australia, Finland, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Maldives, New Zealand, Norway, United Kingdom, United States

2015

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Purpose(s)Notes
1Flag of India.svg  India New Delhi 14–16 September State visit The first overseas visit made by prime minister Ranil Wickeremesinghe on the invitation of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi. [1]
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Osaka, Tokyo4–8 October State visit
  • Visited on the invitation of Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe.
  • Wickremesinghe delivered a special lecture at the inaugural ceremony of Japan Science and Technology Association's annual sessions in Kyoto
  • Addressed the Japanese Diet (Parliament), thus making Wickremesinghe the third world leader to addressed the Diet of Japan.

2016

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Purpose(s)Notes
3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Davos 19–23 January Official visit Attended the World Economic Forum. [2]
4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Beijing 6–9 April State visit Visit made on the invitation of the Government of China. [3]
5Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Singapore17–19 July State visit The first state visit of Ranil Wickremesinghe to Singapore by the invitation of Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
6Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Jakarta 1–3 August Official visit To attend the 12th World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF). [4] [5]
7Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Auckland 1–3 October State visit On the invitation of New Zealand Prime Minister John Key. [6]
8Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Hong Kong4–7 November Official visit Attended the fifteenth Asia-Pacific Conference of German Business 2016. [7]

2017

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Purpose(s)Notes
9Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Davos 16–21 January Official visit Attended the World Economic Forum. [8]
10Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Melbourne
Canberra 		13–16 February State visit On the invitation of Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull [9] and to receive the honorary doctorate in law at the graduation ceremony of Deakin University.
11Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Tokyo 10–16 April State visit Visited on the invitation of Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe. [10]
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Hanoi 16–19 April State visit
12Flag of the United States.svg  United States New York City 5–6 MayThe Ocean ConferenceWickremesinghe met United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres at "The Ocean Conference" organized by the United Nations. [13]
13Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Beijing 13–16 May Belt and Road Initiative The second official visit by prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on the invitation of Government of China.
14Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Helsinki 9–11 October State visit On an invitation from the Prime Minister of Finland Juha Sipilä. [14]
15Flag of India.svg  India New Delhi 21–23 November State visit

To meet Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and would call on Indian President Ram Nath Kovind. [15]

2018

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Purpose(s)Notes
16Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Singapore8–9 JulyWorld Cities Summit [16]
17Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Hanoi 27–29 August3rd Indian Ocean Conference [17]
18Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Hanoi 11–13 SeptemberThe World Economic Forum on ASEAN [18]
19Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Oslo 3–6 October State visit On an invitation from Norwegian prime minister Erna Solberg. [19]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom London 7–9 October State visit On an invitation from British prime minister Theresa May. [20]
20Flag of India.svg  India New Delhi 20–22 October State visit State visit on the invitation of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi. [21]

2019

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Purpose(s)Notes
21Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives Malé 2–4 September State visit State visit on the invitation of Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. [22] [23]

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