Daily Archives: February 23, 2015

Singaporean Foreign Minister Shanmugam meets Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera

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The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Law of Singapore, Hon. K. Shanmugam, who is on a two day visit to Sri Lanka from 23 to 24 February 2015, met with Foreign Affairs Minister Mangala Samaraweera today at the Ministry.

The visit, marking the first high-level interaction of the Singapore Government with the new Sri Lankan Government, since it assumed office last month, demonstrates the keenness of Singapore to reinforce and reaffirm the continuity of the close and robust bilateral relations between the two countries. Minister Shanmugan characterized Singapore’s relations with Sri Lanka as a friendship that was “constant.”

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improvement in Lanka’s DBI

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Lankan Embassy used as weapons sales centre

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Tourist arrivals post 6.6 % growth in Jan.

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