New Zealand invites MR for Cricket World Cup opening

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A New Zealand minister will arrive here today to extend an invitation to President Mahinda Rajapaksa to participate in the opening ceremony of the ICC World Cup to be held in his country in February, next year, Daily Mirror learns.

New Zealand’s Minister of Primary Industries, Nathan Guy will be arriving with the invitation from New Zealand Prime Minister John Key to the President. However, he will not meet the President. Instead, he will leave the invitation with External Affairs Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris this morning.

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Comments - 16

Roger Monday, 03 November 2014 08:31 AM

Will MR still be the president at that time???? :-)

narain Monday, 03 November 2014 08:33 AM

If sobitha thera wins the election.......

sara deyal Monday, 03 November 2014 08:36 AM

say good bye to any hope of being successful this time.NZ nows how lucky he is.

pradeep Monday, 03 November 2014 09:29 AM

They no the effect that can have to the game from MR

cheers Monday, 03 November 2014 09:45 AM

Kiora and welcome to NZ

gobbaya Monday, 03 November 2014 09:59 AM

molly coddling becos of the milk powder issue eh via DM Android App

Punchiral Monday, 03 November 2014 11:56 AM

Ane, MR if you go for this WC sure we will lose the WC and you will lose the Presidential election. Better you stay at home.

Mutu Monday, 03 November 2014 12:22 PM

We know at least one loser now.

perera Monday, 03 November 2014 12:55 PM

OH NO !!!!. There goes our World Cup winning Hopes.

sarath Monday, 03 November 2014 05:03 PM

Not for final please

iemerald Monday, 03 November 2014 10:46 PM

what is wrong with a telephone or a written invite.do these people have to go a quarter way round the world to invite someone for a bash.?

desilva Tuesday, 04 November 2014 12:17 AM

Why the hell they come to invite.Probably they knew that presence of RH would be a dissaster to SL Team .

Laki Tuesday, 04 November 2014 01:34 AM

This may be a DCD Milk powder approach.

Aney Apoi Tuesday, 04 November 2014 06:16 AM

May the NZ Minister is pretty sure as there are no other horses on the track..

Dinesh Tuesday, 04 November 2014 02:14 PM

So they want to eliminate Sri Lanka from first round.

Charith Madura Tuesday, 04 November 2014 04:41 PM

Pl. not for Semi Finals and Finals. But still we happy because NZ premier knows, you will be the president after Feb on wards ........

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