He was received at the airport by the Premier of Victoria province Daniel Andrews and Australian High Commissioner in Sri Lanka Bryce Hutchesson. Sri Lankan High Commissioner in Australia Somasundaram Skandakumar and the staff of the High Commission also participated.

The official four-day visit of Prime Minister begins today (14th Feb.)

The Premier is accompanied by Prof. Maithri Wickremesinghe, Ministers Vijith Vijithamuni Soyza, Arjuna Ranathunghe, Deputy Minister Harsha De Silva, Secretary to the Prime Minister Saman Ekanayake, Additional Secretary Saman AthaudaHetti, and the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Sandra Perera.