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Turkish Ambassador calls on Dep. Foreign Minister

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H.E. Tunca Ozcuhar, Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey in Colombo met Dr Harsha de Silva , Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs today (13/11/2015) at the Ministry and discussed extensively matters of mutual  cooperation  including tourism and  investment promotion.

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Statement on recent developments in the Maldives

Sri Lanka is deeply concerned about recent developments in the Maldives and events that have impacted on Sri Lanka, including the recent arrest of two Sri Lankan nationals in the Maldives, the questionable removal of a Maldivian social media activist who was in possession of a valid Sri Lankan visa, the stabbing of a Maldivian national in Sri Lanka, as well as the state of emergency that has been declared in the Maldives and the impeachment of the Vice-President.

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Bangladesh High Commissioner calls on Dep. Foreign Minister

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Dr Harsha De Silva, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, met H.E. Tarik Ahsan,  High Commissioner of Bangladesh in Colombo, at Ministry of Foreign Affairs today (9/11/2015) and discussed on further strengthening political, economic and cultural relations between the two countries. Among other matters the Deputy Minister reiterated the importance of establishing linkages between the ports of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

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Joint Press Statement: Visit to the Kingdom of Thailand of H.E. Maithripala Sirisena, President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka 1-4 November 2015

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Official Visit to the Kingdom of Thailand of H.E. Maithripala Sirisena,

President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

1-4 November 2015

President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Maithripala Sirisena and his delegation paid an Official Visit to Thailand from 1-4 November 2015 at the invitation of General Prayut Chan-o-Cha, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand. 

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Deputy Minister Harsha de Silva says Sri Lanka’s anti-corruption efforts are not rhetorical

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Addressing the high level segment of the Conference of State Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption in the Russian City of St. Petersburgh today, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Harsha de Silva stated that the Government of Sri Lanka, under the leadership of President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe, has taken a host of measures to prevent corruption, to seek out stolen assets and to build the capacity for effectively curbing corruption and bribery, in an effective, comprehensive, result-oriented manner. 

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