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Sri Lankan delegation visiting India to study women’s role in local governance mechanism
11Dec By Faraz ShauketalyNo Comments
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Sri Lankan delegation visiting India to study women’s role in local governance mechanism

A the 12-member Sri Lankan delegation led by the Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government Faizer Mustapha is on a visit to Kerala to study the local governance mechanism in the Indian state. The delegation of chief secretaries of Northern, Eastern, Uva province and other officials visited the Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA) in Thrissur on Sunday, the New Indian express reported. During the visit aimed at understanding the role of women in local governments in the state, they interacted with Kudumbashree members. The team will visit Kalady grama panchayat and Angamaly Municipality for a field visit on Monday. The delegation will arrive at Thiruvananthapuram on the last day of the tour to meet Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Finance Minister Thomas Is...
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Sri Lankan President to leave for South Korea today on an official visit
27Nov By Faraz ShauketalyNo Comments
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Sri Lankan President to leave for South Korea today on an official visit

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena will leave for South Korea today on a three-day state visit from 28 to 30 November 2017 at the invitation of South Korean President Moon Jae-in. President's visit aims to strengthen diplomatic relations between Sri Lanka and the Republic of South Korea. The visit coincides with the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. According to a statement by the South Korean President's office President Sirisena is scheduled to start off the visit by paying tribute at the Seoul National Cemetery on November 29. Later in the day, he will attend an official welcoming ceremony, which will be followed by a summit and an MOU signing ceremony. President Moon will host a state dinner for the visiting President....
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Nobel prize winner Dr. Cardozo is to visit Northern Province
24Nov By Faraz ShauketalyNo Comments
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Nobel prize winner Dr. Cardozo is to visit Northern Province

Nobel Laureate, Dr. Barbara Lopes Cardozo is to visit Sri Lanka to conduct research on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) of war victims in the North. Dr. Barbara Cardozo has served in many countries, and is a founding member of Doctors Without Borders-Holland. She won the Nobel Price award in the year 1999 and has treated victims of natural disasters and man-made disasters. She is to visit the Northern Province, to observe incidence and cases  of post-traumatic stress disorder. Her tour is scheduled from   November 28 to December 1, 2017. She will also participate in several meetings with specialists in the field of psychiatry and community medicine in Jaffna and is to meet the Health Minister of the Northern Province.
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Chinese PLA Navy ship Qi Jiguang arrives at the port of Colombo in Sri Lanka on a goodwill visit
11Nov By Faraz ShauketalyNo Comments
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Chinese PLA Navy ship Qi Jiguang arrives at the port of Colombo in Sri Lanka on a goodwill visit

Sri Lanka Navy, in accordance with naval traditions, ceremonially welcomed China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) ship Qi Jiguang arrived at the port of Colombo on a goodwill visit today (10th November). A host of officials from the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Sri Lanka and Chinese nationals living in Sri Lanka were present at the harbor premises to welcome the ship. Late, the Task Commander and Director Dalian Naval Academy, Rear Admiral Yan Zheng Ming and Commanding Officer, Captain Ye Kaihna, of the PLAN Qi Jiguang called on Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Sirimevan Ranasinghe at the Naval Headquarters in Colombo. The PLA Navy officers extended their best wishes to the Commander of the Navy and discussed several matters of bilateral importance between...
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French President Macron makes surprise visit to Saudi
10Nov By Faraz ShauketalyNo Comments
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French President Macron makes surprise visit to Saudi

French President Emmanuel Macron has paid an unscheduled visit to Saudi Arabia amid an escalating crisis between the kingdom and Lebanon. His trip comes days after Lebanese PM Saad Hariri resigned while in Riyadh, saying he feared for his life. The French president was in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday to open the Louvre Abu Dhabi, a spin-off of the famous Paris art museum. Macron had earlier declined to discuss a wave of high-level arrests for corruption in Saudi Arabia, but said it was vital to work with the kingdom for the stability of the region.
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Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association visits Sri Lanka
9Nov By Faraz ShauketalyNo Comments
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Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association visits Sri Lanka

A delegation from the Canadian branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association is in Sri Lanka for a three day visit. The multiparty delegation's presence will strengthen bonds with an important Commonwealth partner with which Canada has deep and longstanding, economic, social and people-to-people ties. The delegation is led by Ms. Yasmin Ratansi, MP. She is accompanied by Mr. Matthew Jeneroux, MP, Thomas Mulcair MP, Sen. Salma Ataullahjan and Sen. Marilou McPhedran. In welcoming the delegation, the High Commissioner of Canada, David McKinnon stated that the Government of Canada believes that the Commonwealth plays an important role in promoting and upholding its core values of respect for democracy, human rights and the rule of law, which are critical for the development, prosp...
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U.S. Under Secretary of State Shannon to visit Sri Lanka next week
4Nov By Faraz ShauketalyNo Comments
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U.S. Under Secretary of State Shannon to visit Sri Lanka next week

Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Ambassador Thomas A. Shannon will visit Sri Lanka next week to take part in the next round of the U.S. - Sri Lanka Partnership Dialogue. Under Secretary Shannon will travel to Colombo on November 6, where he will co-lead the U.S.-Sri Lanka Partnership Dialogue and meet with government and non-government officials, the State Department said. The U.S. - Sri Lanka Partnership Dialogue, inaugurated in 2016, is a regularly planned policy consultation designed to advance the common agenda and opportunities for cooperation across the full range of bilateral and regional issues. Prior to arriving in Sri Lanka the Under Secretary will visit Dhaka, Bangladesh on November 5-6 to co-lead the U.S.-Bangladesh Partnership Dialogue.  
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Pakistan Naval Ship SAIF due in Sri Lanka on a goodwill visit
3Nov By Faraz ShauketalyNo Comments
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Pakistan Naval Ship SAIF due in Sri Lanka on a goodwill visit

As part of a goodwill port call and to further strengthen the bilateral relations with Sri Lanka, a Pakistani Naval ship PNS SAIF is scheduled to arrive at Colombo port on a four-day visit from November 05 to 08, 2017, Pakistan High Commission in Colombo said. During its four day stay in Sri Lanka, the ship is scheduled to undertake a number of activities including professional interactions, sports and training sessions as well as a reception on November 06, 2017. Pakistan Navy Ship (PNS) SAIF is a SWORD class F22P Frigates of Chinese origin. It is equipped with state of the art weapons, sensors and machinery, making it capable of undertaking a variety of maritime operations. Relations between Pakistan and Sri Lanka are multifaceted. There is a great deal of commonality in their c...
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EU delegation to visit Sri Lanka this week
30Oct By AdminNo Comments
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EU delegation to visit Sri Lanka this week

A four-member delegation from the European Parliament, led by MEP Jean Lambert, will visit Sri Lanka this week, the Delegation of the European Union to Sri Lanka and the Maldives in Colombo announced. The delegation will meet government and civil society representatives to discuss Sri Lanka's progress on national reconciliation and its implementation of the international conventions applicable to GSP+. The MEPs will also visit EU-funded projects in the North and will conduct an inter-parliamentary dialogue.  
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