Sarah Whyte Immigration correspondent The Sri Lankan government has publicly thanked Australia for its “bold” decision not to co-sponsor a UN resolution to investigate alleged human rights abuses in the south Asian nation.
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SRI LANKA REQUESTS AUSTRALIAN SUPPORT FOR INITIATIVES AGAINST TERRORIST FINANCING
Sri Lanka requested Australia’s fullest cooperation in combating terrorist financing and other activities in the region directed towards the revival of terrorism in any form, when Professor G.L. Peiris, Minister of External Affairs, met Ms. Julie Bishop, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Australia, for bilateral discussions in the Australian Parliament on Monday (5th May 2014).
A WEAPON WITH AMMUNITION WAS FOUND IN LANKA PATUNA- INVESTIGATIONS UNDERWAY
The Sri Lanka Army and the Navy along with the Police have launched an investigation including a search in the general area Ichchilampattai to apprehend suspects in relation to an incident where a T 56 weapon with several rounds of ammunition was found in a bag at Lanka Patuna beach near a Naval detachment.
2nd Round of Indo-Sri Lanka Civil Nuclear Cooperation talks concludes in Colombo
The second round of talks between India and Sri Lanka on comprehensive civil nuclear cooperation was held on 5-6 May 2014 in Colombo. The two delegations were led by senior government officials of the respective countries. The talks were held in a warm and cordial atmosphere, on the draft text of a comprehensive Agreement on Read More
President Rajapaksa condoles with Afghan President over landslide tragedy
President Mahinda Rajapaksa has offered condolences to his Afghan counterpart, President Hamid Karzai over the massive landslide that struck Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province last Friday (2nd May 2014).
President Rajapaksa condoles with Afghan President over landslide tragedy
President Mahinda Rajapaksa has offered condolences to his Afghan counterpart, President Hamid Karzai over the massive landslide that struck Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province last Friday (2nd May 2014).
President Rajapaksa denounces terrorist attack in Xinjiang
President Mahinda Rajapaksa has sent a message to his Chinese counterpart President Xi Jinping, condemning the terrorist attack targeting civilians at a railway station in Urumqi, capital of China’s northwest Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region last Wednesday (30th April 2014).
Ambassador meets with Cuban Delegation for WCY 2014
The 3 member Cuban delegation for the World Conference on Youth 2014 ( WCY 2014 ) met with the Sri Lankan Ambassador, Sarath Dissanayake at a luncheon meeting hosted at the official residence in Havana on 29th April 2014.
Bilateral Political Consultations between Sri Lanka and China successfully concludes in Colombo
The 9th Round of the bilateral political consultations between Sri Lanka and China was convened at the Ministry of External Affairs on 24th April 2014, co-chaired by His Excellency Liu Zhenmin, the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China and Mrs. Kshenuka Senewiratne, Secretary, External Affairs. The multi-dimensional and deep-rooted bilateral Read More
“Around the World in 40 Days” visits Switzerland
A delegation from theSri Lanka Youth Council visited Geneva, Switzerland from 24-27 April 2014 as a part of a promotional campaign titled “Round the World in 40 Days” of the World Conference on Youth (WCY 2014) which is scheduled to be held from 6th – 10th May 2014 at the BMICH in Colombo. The Delegation Read More