Media Release - Ambassador visits Southern Baden Region with Diplomatic Corps

On invitation of the Federal President, Mr. Joachim Gauck, the Diplomatic Corps accredited in the Federal Republic of Germany visited the Southern Baden region in the Southwest of Germany. As a member of the delegation of Ambassadors, the Sri Lankan Ambassador Sarrath Kongahage participated in the visit.

In the city of Freiburg, the visitors were welcomed by Mayor Dieter Salomon and Minister-President of the State of Baden-Württemberg Winfried Kretschmann. During the guided tour of the Cathedral of Freiburg, the visitors were entertained by Archbishop Robert Zollitsch, the Chairman of the Conference of German Bishops. The visitors were then welcomed at the town hall of Freiburg.

Throughout the day, Ambassador Kongahage had several cordial conversations with high-ranking personalities from the German political scene and colleagues of the Diplomatic Corps about the present situation in Sri Lanka.

Embassy of Sri Lanka, Berlin, 18/09/2013