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India to dispatch Menon

India is to send National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon to Sri Lanka next month for talks with President Mahinda Rajapaksa and other government officials. The meeting will take place amidst the backdrop of moves by the government to repeal the 13th Amendment to the constitution. According to the Uthayan newspaper, Menon is expected in Colombo on July 7 to discuss bilateral and regional issues including the 13th Amendment to the constitution. India had this week told the Tamil National Allia

20 Jun, 2013

SriLankan signs Airbus deal

During the Paris Air Show held today (Wednesday), SriLankan Airlines announced it had signed a memorandum of understanding in preparation for an order for six new Airbus A330-300s and four A350-900s. In addition to four Airbus A350-900 widebodies it will order and which will be delivered from 2019 to 2023, the carrier will take three more A350-900s on lease (perhaps on an interim basis) and these aircraft will be delivered from 2017 to 2019. SriLankan Airlines will take delivery of its six Airbu

19 Jun, 2013

NOAC says no dispute with India

The National Ocean Affairs Committee, (NOAC) says Sri Lanka is not in dispute with India to refer any matter pertaining to the oceans to ITLOS, which is a body set up within the UN for resolution of disputes. Chris Dharmakirti, Chairman of the National Ocean Affairs Committee, said that at the present moment, only Bangladesh, Myanmar and India have declared disputes in the Bay of Bengal basin, and the resolution of those disputes have been brought before the International Tribunal for the Law of

19 Jun, 2013