• Plans to engage several groups during visit

Foreign Minister Ali Sabry is to address the Cambridge Union on Sri Lanka’s road to economic recovery, tomorrow (23) following an invitation to address the prestigious forum.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), Sabry is the only Sri Lankan to be invited to address the union in recent history. During his visit, Sabry has also been invited to engage with the Wilberforce Society, the Lucy Cavendish Finance Society, and the Sri Lanka Society on January 24, offering a wide range of topics of discussion. The Wilberforce Society, with its focus on international affairs, and the Lucy Cavendish Finance Society, specialising in financial matters, provide platforms for in-depth conversations on global issues.

The events are expected to be an enlightening opportunity to understand the Sri Lankan experience and to foster dialogue between Minister Sabry and the Cambridge community, the MFA said.

The Cambridge Union, founded in 1815, is the world’s oldest debating society, and has been historically known for hosting influential speakers and fostering intellectual discourse. Dignitaries such as Winston Churchill, Theodore Roosevelt, Bill Gates, and Stephen Hawking were among speakers who had been invited to address the Cambridge Union.