Five acting ministers have been assigned to oversee various ministries under President Ranil Wickremesinghe while he is on an official visit to Germany.
State Minister Pramitha Bandara Tennakoon will be acting as the Minister of Defence, State Minister Shehan Semasinghe as the Minister of Finance, State Minister Kanaka Herath as the Minister of Technology, State Minister Anupa Pasqual as the Minister for Women, Children Affairs and Social Empowerment, and State Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya as the Minister for Investment Promotion.
The President is attending the 'Berlin Global Dialogue' and will also participate in bilateral discussions with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and other officials of the Federal Republic of Germany.
