Ranil cuts short visit

16 April 2017 09:13 pm

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who reached Vietnam last afternoon had decided to cut short his visit because of the tragedy at Meetotamulla, sources close to him told journalists today.

Sources said he decided to cut the visit short as a result of the disaster at the Meetotamulla garbage dump, which has killed over 25 people.

The Prime Minister was to get back to Sri Lanka on Wednesday April 19. However he is expected return to Island before that date sources added. (Yohan Perera in Vietnam)