December 1, 2015 – විදේශ කටයුතු, විදේශ රැකියා සහ සංචාරක අමාත්‍යාංශය- ශ්‍රී ලංකාව

Sri Lanka Discusses Future Collaboration on Saemaul Undong and Agriculture at Global Saemaul Leadership Forum 2015 in Daegu

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State Minister of Agriculture Hon. Wasantha Aluwihare led the Sri Lanka delegation comprising senior officials from the Ministries of Primary Industries and Agriculture to the Global Saemaul Leadership Forum (GSLF) 2015 held in Daegu, Republic of Korea, from 24 to 27 November 2015, on the invitation of the Korean Government. At the Forum, the State Minister appreciated the close cooperation existing between Sri Lanka and Korea on the Saemaul Undong (SMU) programme, in agriculture development, as well as in training and capacity building.

Mr. Juergen Weerth, former German Ambassador to Sri Lanka is appointed as Sri Lanka’s Honorary Consul for North Rhine Westphalia

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Mr. Juergen Weerth has assumed responsibilities as the new Honorary Consul of Sri Lanka to North Rhine - Westphalia with consular jurisdiction covering the regions of Bergisches Land, Cologne Lowland, Lower Rhine, Münsterland, North Eifel, Ruhr, Sauerland – Siegerland and Teutoburg Forest. On behalf of Hon. Mangala Samaraweera, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka, Ambassador Karunatilaka Amunugama handed over the Commission of Appointment to Mr. Juergen Weerth on 18^th November 2015 at the Sri Lanka Embassy in Berlin.

Ambassador Dr. Saman Weerasinghe presents Credentials to Russian President Vladimir Putin

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Dr. Saman Weerasinghe, the newly appointed Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation, presented his Credentials to the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, in the Alexandrovsky Hall of the Great Kremlin Palace in Moscow on Thursday, 26th November 2015. Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov was also present at the Ceremony.

Multi-Party Delegation from Sri Lanka attends 19th General Assembly & 70th Anniversary of WFDY in Cuba

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The Minister of Agriculture, Duminda Dissanayake visited Cuba from 07^th to 13^th November 2015 and represented the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) as its Secretary General at the 19^th General Assembly of the World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY) and its 70^th Anniversary Celebrations held in Havana, Cuba from 09^th to 12^th November 2015 which also coincided with the 10^th International Commission of the Communist Youth Federation of Cuba (UJC). The Minister was received on arrival by members of the Cuban Young Communist League and the Sri Lankan Embassy staff.

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