Sri Lanka, April 28 -- Will Iranian President Dr. Ebrahim Raisi attend the opening ceremony of the Uma Oya Multipurpose Development Project (UOMDP) while there is a conflict between Iran and Israel?

That was the question many had in mind about the Uma Oya opening ceremony scheduled to be held on April 24. Some media had reported that his participation was not yet confirmed. President Ranil Wickremesinghe invited President Raisi to attend the opening ceremony of the UOMDP when they met during the United Nations (UN) Summit held in September 2023. The Iranian President had accepted it.

While President Raisi's arrival was declared uncertain, some media in Sri Lanka had reported that some officials of the American Embassy in Colombo had exp...