The Minister of External Affairs, Prof. G.L. Peiris is scheduled to meet United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon this afternoon at the UN Headquarters in New York.

He will also pay an official visit to the US Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton on May 28.

According to the Ministry of External Affairs, the Minister left for USA on an official visit on May 22 at the invitation of the US Secretary of State. This will be the first bilateral visit undertaken by Minister Peiris since assuming duties as Minister of External Affairs.

Minister Peiris will also meet with a number of US Senators, Members of the House of Representatives and Senior Officials of the Administration. His programme further includes several interactions with the media and speaking engagements at the invitation of prestigious US foreign policy related think–tanks.