UPFA MP Ranjith de Zoysa arrested, remanded

Sri Lanka backs call to postpone SAARC summit

Sri Lanka has reportedly backed calls to postpone the SAARC summit scheduled to take place in November. The 19th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit was?to be conducted in November in Pakistan. However ?four nations decided to pull out of the summit, citing increasing terrorism in the region. Four out of the eight members of the South Asian grouping – India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Bhutan – had decided to skip the Summit which is to be hosted by Pakistan from 9

29 Sep, 2016

Environment not conducive to hold summit says Sri Lanka

The Government today said that the environment in the Pakistan region is not conducive to hold south Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit, which was scheduled to take place in November. The?Foreign Ministry said the Government regrets that the prevailing environment in the region is not conducive for holding the 19th?SAARC Summit in Islamabad on?9th?and 10th?November 2016. “The General Provisions of the SAARC Charter require that decisions at all levels shall be taken on t

30 Sep, 2016

No move to endanger Sri Lanka’s sovereignty through Constitution

The Government asserted that there is no move to endanger Sri Lanka’s?sovereignty through the new Constitution. Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) leader Rauff Hakeem said that the international community expects Sri Lanka to put forward a political solution to the National issue. He said that the new Constitution will meet the expectations of the international and more importantly all communities in Sri Lanka. The SLMC leader also dismissed allegations that the new Constitution will divide the

29 Sep, 2016