<p>French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Colombo on July 28 on his maiden trip for bilateral talks with his Sri Lankan counterpart Ranil Wickremesinghe, it was announced on Thursday.</p>.<p>Macron will be on his return home from a 5-day visit to the Pacific islands of Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu, President Wickremesinghe’s office said.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/first-edit/paris-non-outcomes-need-explanation-1238454.html">Paris non-outcomes need explanation</a></strong></p>.<p>The official visit by Macron is the first such by a French president to Sri Lanka, officials said.</p>.<p>Macron is to meet with Wickremesinghe for bilateral talks Friday evening before leaving early Saturday morning.</p>.<p>Wickremesinghe had met Macron in Paris in June during the heads of state sessions of the Conference for a new global financial agreement.</p>
<p>French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Colombo on July 28 on his maiden trip for bilateral talks with his Sri Lankan counterpart Ranil Wickremesinghe, it was announced on Thursday.</p>.<p>Macron will be on his return home from a 5-day visit to the Pacific islands of Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu, President Wickremesinghe’s office said.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/first-edit/paris-non-outcomes-need-explanation-1238454.html">Paris non-outcomes need explanation</a></strong></p>.<p>The official visit by Macron is the first such by a French president to Sri Lanka, officials said.</p>.<p>Macron is to meet with Wickremesinghe for bilateral talks Friday evening before leaving early Saturday morning.</p>.<p>Wickremesinghe had met Macron in Paris in June during the heads of state sessions of the Conference for a new global financial agreement.</p>