The Iranian President Dr Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi and President Ranil Wickremesinghe jointly opened the Hydro Power Plant at the Uma Oya Multipurpose Development Project today (24).
This project, following the Mahaweli Development Project, is one of the largest irrigation projects in Sri Lanka, the President's Media Division (PMD) stated.
Accordingly, President Raisi’s visit will be the signing of five memorandums of understanding (MoUs), aimed at bolstering bilateral relations between Iran and Sri Lanka.
The ceremony, chaired by the presidents of Iran and Sri Lanka, will symbolise the cooperation between the two nations in this significant infrastructure endeavour.