වෙනත් මූලාශ්‍රයන්ගෙන් ලද පුවත්

Cabinet nod for diplomatic ties with 15 African countries:

Fifteen countries

Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d’ Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Malawi, Mauritania, Niger, Sierra Leone, Togo

The government’s focus on enhancing relations with countries in the African continent is bringing tangible results. In a comprehensive review of foreign policy, the government decided that current priorities need to be reflected in greater attention being paid to the country’s relations with regions which had been comparatively neglected over the decades.

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Priyanka KURUGALA

The Sacred Kapilavastu Relics will be on exposition for public veneration 24 hours a day for devotees who will be coming from all corners of the country, Presidential Co-ordinator on Religious Affairs Ven Getamanne Gunananda said.

The Thera said the people of the country should thank Pressident Mahinda Rajapaksa for his intervention to bring the Sacred Relics from India.

Further the Ven Thera requested devotees not to bring cameras and any other parcels or objects when coming to worship Sacred Kapilavastu Relics.

The Sacred Kapilavastu Relics will be exposed at the Manelwaththa Temple until August 22 at 6.00 am. Thereafter, the relics will be brought to the Pellmadulla Rajamaha Viharaya. The Sacred Relics will be on exposition there on August 22 and 23, the Thera said.

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Dharma sri AbeyratneSeychelles President James Alix Michel will arrive in Sri Lanka today on a three day visit, External Affairs Ministry sources said. President Michel will visit the country on an invitation of Presiden ...

The Sri Lanka Navy is making a contribution of distinct value in preserving peace and tranquility in the seas around the ASEAN area, External Affairs Minister Professor G.L. Peiris said in Colombo on Wednesday.

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* Says catalyst for bolstering intra-regional trade, now at a dismal 5%
*Discloses that 70% of the Indo- Lanka trade is outside FTA
July 15, 2012, 12:00 pm

By Ravi Ladduwahetty
External Affairs Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris on Friday implored the SAARC Chamber of Commerce to help remove non tariff barriers within the SAARC region which, he said, would bolster trade within the region, which now stands at a microscopic 5%.

He was addressing a one day seminar themed: "Trade facilitation in South Asia: Addressing barriers to foster trade chain" at Hotel Taj Samudra. It was organised by the SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry in collaboration with the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka and in partnership with the Reiedrich Naumann Stiftung Foundation.

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External Affairs Minister Prof G. L. Peiris delivered the inaugural address as chief guest at the conference on trade facilitation in South Asia, organized by the SAARC Federation of Commerce and Industry at the Taj Samu ...

Indian Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh will arrive in the country today for a three day visit which will include meetings with President Mahinda Rajapaksa, External Affairs Minister G. L. Peiris and Minister of ...