
Sri Lanka’s Permanent Representative to the UN in New York, Ambassador Dr Palitha Kohona, joined by Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Cuba, Sarath Dissanayake represented Sri Lanka at the inauguration ceremony of the newly elected Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduro Moros held at the Venezuelan National Assembly in Caracas on 19th April, 2013 , coincidentally, the 203rd Anniversary of the Independence of Venezuela. On this occasion, President Maduro, the winner of the April 14th Presidential Elections, was sworn in as the 2nd President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela before the President of the National Assembly, Diosdado Cabello at a solemn ceremony attended a large gathering of foreign dignitaries.





