Sri Lanka’s prime minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe said that the International Young Men’s Buddhist Conference will be held in Jaffna on the 20th of May to improve the relationship between the Buddhist and Hindu religions.
Speaking from Temple Trees, the conference will be held in Jaffna for the first time in its history, with at least 60 of the 300 delegates will be representing Buddhist Associations in South India, reports ITNnews.lk.
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