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President Sirisena arrives in the Maldives, participates as Chief Guest at 50th Independence celebrations
President Maithripala Sirisena arrived in the Maldives yesterday Sunday (July 26) to participate as a Chief Guest in a ceremony held to mark the 50th anniversary of the Independence of the Maldives, local media reported His visit is being made at the invitation of Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen. He was greeted on arrival at the Ibrahim Nasir International Airport by Vice President, Ahmed Adheeb Abdul Ghafoor, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dunya Maumoon, Minister at the President's Office, Mohamed Hussain Shareef and Minister of Environment and Energy, Thoriq Ibrahim. Sirisena was also given an Honour Guard on arrival at the airport, by the Maldives National Defence Force. The president is being accompanied by Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake and other senior officials of the government. The visit is Sirisena's first official visit to the Maldives.
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