Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has returned to Sri Lanka after concluding an official visit to Bhutan, during which she attended an international summit and held meetings with Bhutanese leadership and international partners.
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya returned to Sri Lanka on the evening of September 5 after completing a five-day official visit to Bhutan. According to reports, she attended the 2026 Global Summit on Conscious Food Systems during the visit, which ran from August 31 to September 5 (though one source specified the summit itself took place from August 31 to September 4). She arrived back at Bandaranaike International Airport aboard Royal Bhutan Airlines flight KB 200.
During her time in Bhutan, the Prime Minister engaged with senior leadership and officials. She met with Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and held bilateral discussions with Bhutanese Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay and Minister of Education and Skills Development Yeseang De Thapa. She also conducted discussions with senior diplomats and representatives of international organizations, including the United Nations Development Programme and other international stakeholders.
Beyond official meetings, Prime Minister Amarasuriya visited several cultural and heritage sites in Bhutan, including the Tashichho Dzong in Thimphu, the Royal Textile Museum, Simtokha Dzong, and the National Museum of Bhutan in Paro. Officials characterized the visit as an opportunity to strengthen bilateral relations and expand cooperation in areas including education, culture, the environment, sustainable development, and people-to-people exchanges between the two nations.