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WFP notes role in Sri Lanka after being awarded Nobel Peace Prize

The World Food Programme (WFP) has noted its role in Sri Lanka after being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. WFP is the largest humanitarian organization in the world. Last year, it assisted 97 million people in 88 countries. WFP was recognized ?for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict?, said Berit Reiss-Andersen, chair of the No

09 Oct, 2020

Sri Lanka says health protocol strictly followed during visit by Chinese delegation

Sri Lanka says the health protocol was strictly followed during the visit by a top Chinese delegation to Colombo yesterday. The Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry said that the first ever visit by Chinese leaders,?during the Covid-19 pandemic?to Colombo was organized under strict compliance of the health protocol ? an air-bubble concept, of the Ministry of Health. The Sri Lankan Government has come under fire for allowing the Chinese delegation to visit Colombo at a time when the coronavirus pandemic

10 Oct, 2020

China and Sri Lanka to resume FTA talks and work on Hambantota industrial zone

China and Sri Lanka are to resume talks on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and expedite work on the proposed Hambantota industrial zone. The decision was announced during high-level talks held between China and Sri Lanka today. China also assured that it will continue to support Sri Lanka in the international arena and also continue to assist the country in its development activities. The assurance was given during talks between President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and former Chinese Foreign Minister an

09 Oct, 2020