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Chief of the Sri Lankan Coast Guard visits India

Rear Admiral Ruwan Dias, the Director General Sri Lanka Coast Guard (SLCG), visited India from 26-30 Aug 2012 at the invitation of Vice Admiral M.P. Muralidharan, Director General of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG). During the visit Rear Admiral Dias held meetings with Director General of the India Coast Guard as well as senior officials of the Ministry of Defence in India, in manifestation of close bilateral cooperation between the security establishments of India and Sri Lanka.

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‘UN, forum where global issues can be discussed’ – Deputy Foreign Minister

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Deputy Foreign Minister Neomal Perera yesterday said that Sri Lanka is of the view that the United Nations must play a role, as it has the legitimacy to deal with pressing global economic governance and development related issues. "With 193 Sovereign States, the UN has the collective mandate and is the major forum where we can discuss global issues of concern and find ways and means to meet the needs and challenges in this century', he said.

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