President Maithripala Sirisena met German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Chancellor's Office in Berlin a short while ago.

Sirisena is on a three day official trip to Germany where he will also be attending a German-Sri Lanka Business Forum.

He will then be leaving for Austria on a two day official trip, where he will meet top officials of the Austrian government.

This is the first official trip to Germany by President Sirisena after assuming office in January 2015.