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President assures reforms after Parliament polls

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake assured reforms, including Constitutional amendments, after the Parliament Elections. The President visited the headquarters of the Amarapura Maha Nikaya in Wellawatte on Saturday and received blessings from the Acting Maha Nayaka, Most Venerable Karagoda Uyangoda Maithri Murthi Maha Nayaka Thero of Amarapura Nikaya. The Nayaka Theros of the Secretariat of the Amarapura Maha Nikaya were also present at this occasion, where they invoked blessings for the Presi

05 Oct, 2024

Erik Solheim feels new Sri Lankan President has made good start

Former Sri Lanka peace negotiator Erik Solheim feels new Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has made a good start. He noted that its only two weeks since Sri Lanka elected Anura Kumara Dissanayaka President and that he has used the time well. Solheim said that Dissanayake got the diplomacy exactly right, first meeting with the Indian High Commissioner, then the Chinese Ambassador, signaling that India is most important for Sri Lanka, then comes China next. “Later he met ambassadors

04 Oct, 2024

Jaishankar extends Modi’s invitation for Anura to visit India

Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar extended an invitation, on behalf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to visit India. Jaishankar, who was in Sri Lanka?on a one-day official visit, met with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat on Friday. At the outset, the visiting External Affairs Minister congratulated President Dissanayake on his election and conveyed felicitations from Prime Minister Narendra Modi

04 Oct, 2024