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Thursday, 28 August 2008 09:15 |
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Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama delivering the inaugural address at the 1st South Asian Economic Summit organized by the Institute of Policy Studies in collaboration with the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry said that the South Asian Economic Summit will assure the South Asian Countries at the opportunity to improve, enhance and expand connectivity in the South Asian region. |
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Thursday, 28 August 2008 09:27 |
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The Defence Ministry announced that facilities are being arranged to take care of civilians moving out of the operational areas. The Commissioner General of Essential Services is continuing with supplying to the civilians in areas held hostage by the LTTE. The Foreign Minister, Defence Secretary and the Commissioner General of Essential Services made these remarks at a briefing for the Colombo based diplomats today (28th August 2008). |
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Monday, 25 August 2008 13:38 |
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The new Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations, Ambassador H. M. G. S. Palihakkara, presented his credentials to the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today, the UN DPI announced. |
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Sunday, 24 August 2008 08:00 |
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Department of Government Information
Official Results
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Friday, 15 August 2008 13:40 |
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At Friday’s [15 August 2008] high level policy meeting of the Consultative Committee on Humanitarian Assistance [CCHA], the Chair Mahinda Samarasinghe, Minister of Disaster Management and Human Rights and Hon. Basil Rajapaksa, M.P. Senior Advisor to H.E. the President, addressed humanitarian issues faced by the people of the Vanni. While reiterating the continuous commitment of the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) in providing humanitarian assistance to its people in the Vanni; Minister Samarasinghe and Hon. Basil Rajapaksa, M.P requested the Government Agents of Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Mannar and Vavuniya to present the current situation in order for immediate assistance to be provided. Full Statement in PDF |
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Friday, 08 August 2008 00:00 |
The leaders of the SAARC countries concluded their Summit, held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) on 03rd August 2008. They adopted the Colombo Declaration focusing on combating terrorism, energy, environment, water resources, poverty alleviation energy, transport, science and technology and education.
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Wednesday, 27 August 2008 09:20 |
The SAARC Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters is one of the most significant and tangible outcomes of the 15th SAARC Summit, held in Colombo recently. The Convention, which was signed by the Foreign Ministers of the eight SAARC Member States seeks to provide the legal basis that aims to harmonize different domestic legal systems of countries which would facilitate mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, namely investigations, prosecution and resulting proceedings. Thus the Convention obviates the need to negotiate separate bilateral agreements with individual countries in the region.
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Monday, 25 August 2008 15:53 |
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United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has built a new maternity and paediatric ward complex and established Regional Medical Supplies Division (RMSD) for the benefit of the people living in the Eastern Province. According to a press release issued by the UNICEF office Sri Lanka, the two new facilities will be part of the public health network in the province. The press release in full can be accessed through: http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20080825_02 |
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Wednesday, 20 August 2008 10:49 |
The Government is committed to assisting civilians who may be displaced by the ongoing counter LTTE military operations in the North and reiterates its firm commitment to continue providing humanitarian assistance to the people in the Wanni. Urgent measures have been taken to provide adequate food and shelter to the displaced people and additional facilities are being constructed in Government controlled areas. Sri Lanka is a unique case of a government maintaining its offices and funding the administration in territories unlawfully occupied by a terrorist group.
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Friday, 15 August 2008 00:00 |
Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama has reiterated the Sri Lankan Government policy of zero tolerance towards child soldier recruitment at a meeting with the UN Under - Secretary General and Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, Dr. Radhika Coomaraswamy, who called on him at the Foreign Ministry today (15 August 2008).
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Monday, 04 August 2008 00:00 |
Former Foreign Secretary of Sri Lanka, Ambassador Palihakkara, has arrived in New York, succeeding Ambassador Prasad Kariyawasam as the new Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations. He will formally assume duties after presenting credential to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon later this month. Ambassador Kariyawasam is now back in the Ministry holding a senior position as Additional Foreign Secretary.
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