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The visit will take place from April 4 to 6.
Summit aims at fostering collaboration among member States to address shared security and developmenal challenges
A medical team will be deployed Jayatissa said, four days after the earthquake
Potential for collaboration in areas such as culture, education, tourism, economy, human rights, and gender equality,
He is scheduled to meet the Sri Lankan expatriate community residing in Japan.
He is expected to meet Lankans living in the US.
President Wickremesinghe and Maldivian president Dr Muizzu engaged in bilateral discussions
"Over 200,000 Sri Lankan children will benefit from the funds."
This is the third UN bodies or committee that Sri Lanka was elected to over the past few months.
Foreign Ministry spokesman said he is unaware of a request by China
Two Sri Lankans have been killed since the conflict started on Oct 7
Phase 3 is nearing completion, with some 3,700 out of 4,000 already handed over to beneficiaries, she said.
India reemphasizes it commitment to IOTs in Sri Lanka.
With the latest expansion, SBI will have seven branches in Sri Lanka
Bjerde’s trip included visits to World Bank-supported projects in the Northern and North Central Provinces.
She will open two new State Bank of India branches in Jaffna and Trincomalee
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The southern part of the island nation started experiencing a series of strong monsoon rains in early October.
CARAT is a bilateral exercise between Sri Lanka and the United States to promote regional security cooperation
Korea’s Indo-Pacific Strategy aims to engage in region not only for trade and investment, but also defense cooperation
The World Bank says that China has reduced its number of people with incomes below $1.90 by 800 million persons so far.
"Transparency from every party involved is crucial,” she said.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe does not approve of the victimization of the Palestinians in the Gaza strip.
“India’s electricity system and Sri Lanka’s electricity system will be connected. This will be across Mannar,” h...
The discussion also resulted in the decision to convene several online sessions to engage with other relevant parties.
Sri Lanka appoints three retired military personnel as high commissioners and ambassador to Pakistan, Cuba and Nepal.
“The SLA will enhance confidence in our economy and help fast-track the debt restructuring resolution."
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