President Sirisena to call on Philippine counterpart Duterte today

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President Maithripala Sirisena who is on a four-day official visit to Philippines is expected to call on his Filipino counterpart Rodrigo Duterte today (Jan 16).

The meeting is expected to take place at the Malacañan Palace - the office of the Phillipine President.

Both leaders will sign several agreements to uplift the education, agriculture and tourism sectors in both countries.

In addition, President Sirisena is also expected to visit the Asian Development Bank and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), following which he would sign two special Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) with these institutions, the President's Media Division said.

This is the first visit by a Sri Lankan President to the Philippines in the 58-year relationship between both countries.

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