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Sri Lanka temporarily banned foreign research vessels after Indian concerns over Chinese vessels
Agreed to work on early implementation of the SLSFTA, reciprocal visa free arrangement between two countries
Minister in December expected the bid call to be announced by end 2023.
Wickremesinghe also called for cooperation among major powers rather than competition.
Y K Gunasekara, S S Dissanayake appointed High Commissioner to Australia, Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain
“I am particularly interested in assessing to what extent progress has already been achieved in this regard."
“I am not leaving politics. I am going at the request of the president."
The visit follows UN Secretary-General António Guterres’s meeting with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in September.
Sri Lanka's export to Brazil stood at $40 million, while others in the region had exports over $100 million.
The party said that climate change is a global issue and one which threatens the progress and development of Sri Lanka.
"When there is an issue one has to stick their neck out. I wonder why many people keep mum on this matter," he said.
The move comes a week after Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka blacklisted People’s Bank for not honouring an LC.
The forum will take place from 09.00 am to 2.00 pm, with the first to be held on on November 25.
Sri Lanka is facing risks of losing an over 500 million US dollar worth European Union trade concession
The visits come a week after Indian foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla came on a three-day official visit.
| Latest | Last | |
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| US Dollar | 332.3603 | 330.8514 |
| UK Pound | 440.9424 | 438.3450 |
| Euro | 368.4879 | 371.0168 |
| Yen | 2.0805 | 2.0916 |
| Aus Dollar | 227.4342 | 231.1659 |
| Latest | Last | |
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| Indian Rupee | 3.5474 | 3.4202 |
| Korean Won | 0.2492 | 0.2479 |
| Oman Rial | 863.2287 | 859.3320 |
| Saudi Riyal | 88.5586 | 88.0955 |
| UAE Dirham | 90.4874 | 90.0766 |
| pts | % | |
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| S&P SL20 | 6,365.57 | +0.26% |
| CSE All Share | 22,157.40 | +0.56% |
| Turnover Rs | 2975.05 million | 1193.67 million |
| Latest | Last | |
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| 3-m bill | 7.61 | 7.84 |
| 6-m bill | 7.91 | 8.26 |
| 12-m bill | 8.23 | 8.3 |
| 3-yr bond | 9.24 | 9.25 |
| 5-yr bond | 9.82 | 9.56 |
| 8-yr bond | 10.50 | 10.48 |
| today | yesterday | |
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| Overnight Money | 7.70 | 7.69 |
| Gilt Repo | 7.74 | 7.72 |
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Meetings are scheduled for Wednesday (13) with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and/or other senior government officia
The tests must be taken 24-hours apart and the last test within 48-hours prior to departure.
“The meetings also reviewed drugs policy, environment and climate change, as well as corruption.”
Rajapaksa has reassured the Indian official that there was no reason for India to have any concerns.
Shringla’s comments come as India is seen trying to repair strained ties with Sri Lanka.
“Harsh Vardhan Shringla is likely to inaugurate some key bilateral projects,” The Hindu said on its website.
Hulton also raised concerns relating to certain high profile Sri Lankan cases that are of current interest and focus.
The EU is the second largest export destination for Sri Lankan products.
The EU delegation visit comes after two key incidents of alleged human rights violations in the last two weeks.
His speech came a week after the UN Human Rights Chief raised fresh concerns over alleged human rights violations.
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