The Prime Minister of Norway Erna Solberg who is presently in Sri Lanka on a private visit, will have a 2 day official Programme, at the invitation of the Government.

Prime Minister Solberg will be received at the Presidential Secretariat today and accorded a guard of honour and gun salute, after which time, she will hold bilateral discussions with President Maithripala Sirisena.

Prime Minister Solberg will also meet with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera and the Leader of the Opposition R. Sampanthan.

Prime Minister Solberg will deliver the 2016 Lakshman Kadirgamar Memorial Lecture this evening at the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute of International Relations and Strategic Studies at the invitation of the Chairperson and Board of the Institute.