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Sri Lanka strengthens Education and Connectivity Links with New Zealand

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Professor G.L. Peiris, Minister of External Affairs, and Mr Gerry Brownlee, Minister of Transport of New Zealand, signing the Bilateral Air Services Agreement at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Auckland

External Affairs Minister Professor G.L. Peiris, on an official visit to New Zealand, had discussions at Massey University, one of New Zealand’s largest universities, on a range of issues connected with dairy development in Sri Lanka and the strengthening of collaboration with universities and institutes in Sri Lanka in the field of veterinary sciences.

In terms of a twining agreement with the University of Peradeniya, Massey University will provide the technical leadership, facilitation and project management skills to assist the University of Peradeniya with regard to the curriculum for veterinary teaching, and enhancing the capabilities of veterinary graduates in livestock industry.  Massey University’s Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences has experience in implementing complex capacity building projects in South Asia on behalf of the World Bank. 

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Dairy Development, Trade, Energy and Sports Co-Operation Dominate Sri Lanka – New Zealand Talks

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The good offices of New Zealand, a major supporter of UN peacekeeping operations, to increase Sri Lanka’s contribution to these operations and greater engagement with New Zealand to expand the scope for Sri Lanka’s involvement in this area were discussed at the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the two countries in Auckland on Thursday, 8th May 2014. 

External Affairs Minister Professor G L Peiris held bilateral discussions with Mr Murray McCully, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Sports, at the Foreign Ministry in Auckland, during his official visit to New Zealand.

The Sri Lankan Minister expressed a wish to explore New Zealand’s excellent technology in the production of geothermal energy for power generation.  As Sri Lanka seeks to diversify its energy sources and become less dependent on fossil fuels, it was suggested that this could be one option that could lead to a productive partnership with New Zealand. 

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Lankan Tamils Safer Abroad

Sunday, 05th May 2014 By V Suryanarayanan The writer is former senior professor, the Centre for South and Southeast Asian Studies, University of Madras.   Soon after the UN Human Rights Council passed a resoluti ...

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