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ARRIVAL IN NEW YORK: President Mahinda Rajapaksa and First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa on arrival being welcomed in New York to participate at the 62nd UNGA sessions.	MEETING: President Rajapaksa meeting with Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee in New York.
ADDRESSING THE UN: President Rajapaksa addressing the 62nd United Nations General Assembly	MEETING UN CHIEF: The President with UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon
BUILDING BRIDGES: Meeting with the President of Iceland Olfur Grimsson.	STRENGTHENING TIES: The President being greeted by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad.
MEETING: President Rajapaksa with World Food Programme Executive Director Josette Sheeran.	SOLIDARITY: President Rajapaksa greeting Palestinian President M. Abbas
TIES: The President with Maltese President Dr. Lawrence Gonzi	FM MEETS FM: Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama with his South African counterpart Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma
SPECIAL MEETING: First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa with wife of the UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon	TEA PARTY: First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa at a tea party hosted by US First Lady Laura Bush

RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES: President Rajapaksa and the First Lady participating in religious observances at the New York Buddhist Viharaya. Viharadhipathi Most Ven. Kurunagoda Piyadassi Nayake Thera and the Mahasanga were also present.

SPECIAL PRESENTATION: Wasantha Edirisinghe presenting a copy of the sinhala newspaper published in Canada SANHIDA to President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the New York Buddhist Viharaya.

LANKAN DELEGATION: Members of the Sri Lankan delegation participating at the UNGA sessions