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Official Visit of His Excellency Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan to Sri Lanka

At the invitation of H.E. the President Maithripala Sirisena, His Excellency Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan, will undertake an official visit to Sri Lanka from 4 to 6 January 2016.

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Madam Begum Kalsoom Sharif will be welcomed on their arrival at the Bandaranaike International Airport by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. On 5^thJanuary 2016, the official welcome ceremony presided by President Maithripala Sirisena will be held at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo. The visiting Prime Minister will be accorded a ceremonial welcome including a Gun Salute and Guard of honour.

Reduced sentence for Sri Lankan national previously sentenced to death by stoning

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The Appeal against the verdict of the Sri Lankan domestic worker arrested on the charges of adultery and sentenced to death by stoning by the Al Dwadmi Court in Saudi Arabia was taken up on 22^nd December 2015.

Pakistan High Commissioner calls on Dep. Foreign Minister

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Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Harsh de Silva, met Pakistani High Commissioner Maj.Gen ( R ) Syed Shakeel Hussain and First Secretary Mr Hassan Zaigham today (17/12) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Both sides discussed on areas of mutual cooperation with focus on trade and investment.

First Round of Senior Officials’ Talks between Sri Lanka and Australia concludes in Colombo

The First Round of Senior Officials’ Talks between Sri Lanka and Australia was held on 16 December 2015 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Colombo.

Introduction by Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera to Speech by Amb. Thomas Shannon at Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute

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Introduction by Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera

to Speech by Ambassador Thomas A. Shannon Jr.

Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute

16 December 2015

Remarks to Media by Foreign Minister following talks with US Under Secretary of State

Remarks to Media by Hon. Mangala Samaraweera, Minister of Foreign Affairs

Remarks to Media by Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera on Human Rights Day

Remarks to Media by

Hon. Mangala Samaraweera, Minister of Foreign Affairs

on Human Rights Day

Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 10th December 2015.

Ladies & Gentleman,

Today is Human Rights Day, as you know. And as in the past, Sri Lanka will join the countries of the world in commemorating this important event. But this year, Sri Lanka’s commemorations will not only be symbolic – it will also be substantive. So I am very pleased to announce that Sri Lanka’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, will today, this morning in New York, in fact, will be signing the International Convention on Enforced Disappearances.