Susil Premajayantha, Minister of Environment and Renewable Energy, G L Peiris, Minister of External Affairs, Sarath Ekanayake, Chief Minister - Central Province, Earl Gunasekera, Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Gamini Senarath, Chief of Staff Division – Presidential Secretariat were also present
Former UNP General Secretary, Tissa Attanayake, who crossed over to the Government to ensure the victory of President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the presidential election took oaths as Health Minister before President Rajapaksa at President's House in Kandy.