Ranil Wickremesinghe served as the 10th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 9 January 2015 to 21 November 2019. In addition, Wickremesinghe was prime minister from 1993 to 1994, 2001 to 2004 and for a few months in 2022. This article only documents international trips made by Wickremesinghe during his term from 2015 to 2019, and does not list any trips made during his other terms as prime minister.
Summary of International Trips During his term, Ranil Wickremesinghe made 21 foreign trips to 15 countries. No. of visitsCountry3 , 2 , , , 1 , , , , , , , ,
2015 Country Areas visited Date(s) Purpose(s) Notes1New Delhi 14–16 September State visit The first overseas visit made by prime minister Ranil Wickeremesinghe on the invitation of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi.2OsakaTokyo 4–8 OctoberState visit Visited on the invitation of Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe. Wickremesinghe delivered a special lecture at the inaugural ceremony of Japan Science and Technology Association's annual sessions in Kyoto Addressed the Japanese Diet (Parliament), thus making Wickremesinghe the third world leader to addressed the Diet of Japan.
2016 Country Areas visited Date(s) Purpose(s) Notes3Davos 19–23 January Official visit Attended the World Economic Forum.4Beijing 6–9 April State visit Visit made on the invitation of the Government of China.5Singapore 17–19 July State visitThe first state visit of Ranil Wickremesinghe to Singapore by the invitation of Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.6Jakarta 1–3 August Official visit To attend the 12th World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF).7Auckland1–3 October State visitOn the invitation of New Zealand Prime Minister John Key.8Hong Kong 4–7 November Official visitAttended the fifteenth Asia-Pacific Conference of German Business 2016.
2017 Country Areas visited Date(s) Purpose(s) Notes9Davos 16–21 January Official visit Attended the World Economic Forum.10MelbourneCanberra 13–16 FebruaryState visit On the invitation of Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull and to receive the honorary doctorate in law at the graduation ceremony of Deakin University.11Tokyo 10–16 AprilState visitVisited on the invitation of Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe.Hanoi 16–19 AprilState visit Visited on the invitation of Vietnamese prime minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and Vietnamese President Trần Đại Quang. Wickremesinghe cut the visit short by one day to return to Sri Lanka after the 2017 Meethotamulla landslide left 32 dead in Colombo.12New York City 5–6 May The Ocean Conference Wickremesinghe met United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres at "The Ocean Conference" organized by the United Nations.13Beijing 13–16 May Belt and Road Initiative The second official visit by prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on the invitation of Government of China.14Helsinki 9–11 October State visit On an invitation from the Prime Minister of Finland Juha Sipilä.15New Delhi 21–23 November State visitTo meet Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and would call on Indian President Ram Nath Kovind.
2018 Country Areas visited Date(s) Purpose(s) Notes16Singapore 8–9 JulyWorld Cities Summit17Hanoi 27–29 August 3rd Indian Ocean Conference18Hanoi 11–13 SeptemberThe World Economic Forum on ASEAN19Oslo 3–6 October State visitOn an invitation from Norwegian prime minister Erna Solberg.London 7–9 October State visitOn an invitation from British prime minister Theresa May.20New Delhi 20–22 October State visit State visit on the invitation of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi.
2019 Country Areas visited Date(s) Purpose(s) Notes21Malé 2–4 September State visit State visit on the invitation of Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.
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