Foreign Ministry confirms Iranian President’s visit

Tuesday, 23 April 2024 01:20 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

Foreign Ministry confirmed that the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Dr. Ebrahim Raisi is scheduled to make an official bilateral visit to Sri Lanka at the invitation of President Ranil Wickremesinghe to jointly declare open the Uma Oya Multipurpose Development Project tomorrow.

The Uma Oya Multipurpose Development Project, funded by Sri Lanka and Iran, is designed to generate and add 120 Megawatt electricity to Sri Lanka’s national grid and provide irrigation to approximately 25,000 acres of paddy lands in the South Eastern part of Sri Lanka.