Kenyan and Lankan Presidents in cordial telephone chat

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Kenyan President Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta engaged in a cordial telephone conversation yesterday morning (3). While expressing satisfaction over the growing bilateral relations between the two countries, the two leaders stressed the need to further enhance bilateral cooperation, the Presidential Media Division said.

 It said: President Kenyatta commended the COVID-19 control measures taken by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the success of the vaccination drive.

 He said the vaccination drive which has already covered almost 70% of the population is an example to other nations as well.

 Though the numbers of Covid-19 patients and the deaths were managed well by controlling the COVID-19 pandemic, President Rajapaksa pointed out that new variants emerged in the middle of this year. The President said that Sri Lanka has always proved to be resilient by facing various challenges throughout history, and added the country will successfully rise again by controlling the pandemic. The two leaders also shared views on global and regional issues.