President leaves for Barbados

[April 26, 2007 - 10.00 GMT]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa left for Barbados this morning (26) in a SriLankan flight on an invitation extended by the Prime Minister of that country.

The President will be a special guest at the Kensington Oval grounds on April 28 where Sri Lanka will meet Australia in the Final of the ICC World Cup 2007 tournament held in West Indies.