Srilanka, May 9 -- A total of Rs.1.027 billion has been spent on official foreign visits made by former President Ranil Wickremesinghe between 2022 and 2024, Chief Government Whip Health and Mass Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said.

He was responding to a question raised by National People's Power (NPP) Parliamentarian Lakmali Hemachandra. The inquiry, directed to the Prime Minister, sought details regarding the scale, cost, and composition of the delegations that accompanied the former President on these trips.

According to the Chief Government Whip, President Wickremesinghe has gone on four official visits in 2022, which included a delegation of 63 individuals, costing the State Rs.129 million. In 2023, the number of visits inc...