Ahmadinejad to visit Sri Lanka

The first ever Asian tour of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is scheduled to start on the April 28 with a two-day state visit to Sri Lanka upon a special request from President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

President Ahmadinejad choosing Sri Lanka as his first stop in his first Asian tour is a victory gained by the Sri Lankan President as a political leader in Asia, Sri Lanka's official news portal reported from Colombo.
President Ahmadinejad and President Rajapaksa will be laying the foundation stone for the Uma Oya Hydro Power project at Wellawaya on April 29.Iran has come forward to grant financial support amounting to dollars 450 million for this mega multipurpose hydro power project.
The Uma Oya is estimated to produce 100 MW electricity and supply water to irrigate the agricultural and industrial sectors in Hambantota and Moneragala districts.