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US Assistant Secretary asserts respect for Sri Lanka?s sovereignty

The US Department of State?s Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs R. Clarke Cooper visited Sri Lanka from June 2 through 5 to discuss security cooperation and assess the progress of U.S.-funded demining programs, the US Embassy in Colombo said today. Assistant Secretary Cooper traveled to the Eastern Province to observe demining operations and?meet with project beneficiaries. The projects are part of the nearly 970 million Sri Lankan rupees ($5.5 million) in assistance that the U

06 Jun, 2019

UK lifts travel warning on Sri Lanka

The UK is no longer advising British travellers and tourists against all but essential travel to Sri Lanka. The UK High Commission in Colombo said that the UK has kept its travel advice under constant review since the Easter Sunday attacks, engaging closely with the Sri Lankan Government, the tourism industry and the police. “We now assess that the risk to British people in Sri Lanka has reduced enough for us to make this change,” the High Commission said. However, the the High Commission sai

06 Jun, 2019

India says relationship with Sri Lanka has seen landmark changes

India says its relationship with Sri Lanka has seen landmark changes in the last five years. The High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka Taranjit Singh Sandhu said that Prime Minister Modi became the first Prime Minister of India to visit Sri Lanka after a gap of 28 years, with his historic visit to the island in March 2015. He visited Sri Lanka again in May 2017 as Chief Guest at the International Vesak Day celebrations. “The decisive mandate for PM Modi in the recent elections in India is a

07 Jun, 2019