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Maldives VP, Speaker in Sri Lanka to express solidarity

The Vice President of the Maldives Faisal Naseem, Speaker and former President Mohamed Nasheed and a Maldivian delegation are in Sri Lanka to show solidarity with the country following the Easter Sunday attacks. The Prime Minister’s Office said that Cabinet Members of the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) Parliamentary Group and Members of the Governing Council of the MDP are among those who are part of the delegation. ?Sri Lanka is our second home. We received a lot of support from Sri Lanka.

14 Jun, 2019

President says will work closely with international community

President Maithripala Sirisena says he intends to work closely with the international community in order to achieve economic prosperity. President Sirisena expressed these views during bilateral discussions with the President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon. The President, who was on a state visit to Tajikistan to attend the 5th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia met President Rahmon as his fist official engagement. The Sri Lankan President was acco

14 Jun, 2019

Sri Lanka insists ISIS not directly linked to Easter attacks

Sri Lanka has insisted that the Islamic State (IS) or ISIS were not directly involved in the Easter Sunday attacks. A Sri Lanka intelligence officer who wished to remain anonymous, told local journalists that investigations had confirmed that the Easter Sunday attacks were carried out purely by a local group. The officer said that the video sent to IS on the Sri Lankan bombers which was later released to the media by IS, was sent via Indonesia. IS leader Al Baghdadi had later claimed responsi

15 Jun, 2019