The High Commissioner of Sri Lanka in Nigeria Thambirajah Raveenthiran, concurrently accredited as Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Mali as well, presented his Credentials to President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita of Mali on 6 March 2018 at a ceremony held at the Presidential Palace in Bamako.
During an audience with the President after the presentation of Credentials, the Sri Lankan envoy briefed him on all significant developments in Sri Lanka. The Ambassador also conveyed the greetings from the President of Sri Lanka to the President of Mali. The President of Mali requested the Sri Lankan envoy to convey his personal well wishes to his Sri Lankan counterpart.
The Sri Lankan Ambassador thanked the President for all support that Mali has extended to Sri Lanka in all international fora in the past. The President appreciated the pivotal role that the Sri Lankan troops play as part of United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the north of Mali (MINUSMA) in stabilizing the country.
The President expressed great satisfaction over the status of existing relations between the two countries and indicated his desire to elevate them to an even higher level in the future for the benefit of both countries.
This is the first time that a Sri Lankan Ambassador presented Credentials in Mali after Sri Lanka established formal diplomatic relations with the West African nation in 2012.
High Commission of Sri Lanka
Abuja
08 March 2018
