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US says it is ready to work with Sri Lanka's new President Gotabaya Rajapa
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Nov 19 (ANI): The US on Monday (local time) said it was ready to work with Gotabaya Rajapaksa as the new President of Sri Lanka and called on him to uphold Sri Lanka's commitments to security sector reform, accountability, respect for human rights, and non-recurrence
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Gotabaya Rajapaksa takes oath, Mahinda likely to charge as PM
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Nov 18 (ANI): Sri Lanka's wartime defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday took the oath of the country's 7th President at Ruwanweliseya, a Buddhist pagoda, in Anuradhapura.
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Gotabaya Rajapaksa to be sworn-in as Sri Lanka's 7th President today
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Nov 18 (ANI): Sri Lanka's former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa will be sworn in as the seventh President of the country today.
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Sri Lanka: Maithripala Sirisena congratulates Gotabaya on 'historic' victo
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Nov 18 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday congratulated Gotabaya Rajapaksa on his "historic" victory in the presidential elections.
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PM Modi congratulates Gotabaya Rajapaksa, says bilateral ties will strengt
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 17 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Gotabaya Rajapaksa on his victory in the recently concluded Sri Lankan Presidential elections and expressed confidence that the fraternal, cultural, historical and civilisational ties between India and S
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Sri Lanka: Gotabaya Rajapaksa wins presidential elections
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Nov 17 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Elections Chief Mahinda Deshapriya on Sunday afternoon confirmed that opposition candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa had won the presidential elections.
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Gotabaya Rajapaksa thanks PM Modi for wishes on election victory
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Nov 17 (ANI): Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Sunday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the warm wishes on his victory in the 2019 Sri Lankan presidential elections.
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PM Modi congratulates Gotabaya Rajapaksa for victory in Sri Lanka presiden
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 17 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Sri Lanka's former defence chief Gotabaya Rajapaksa on his victory in the 2019 presidential polls.
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Sri Lanka presidential polls: Rajapaksa claims victory as Premadasa conced
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Nov 17 (ANI): Gotabaya Rajapaksa has claimed victory in the Sri Lankan presidential polls and his main opponent Sajith Premadasa of the ruling United National Party has conceded defeat, even as the official results are yet to be announced.
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Counting of votes underway for Presidential elections in Sri Lanka
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Nov 17 (ANI): The results of Sri Lanka's presidential election will be announced on Sunday as counting of votes is underway in an election that was marred by incidents of violence that left several people injured.
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Voting concludes in Sri Lanka presidential election
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Nov 16 (ANI): Voting in Sri Lankan Presidential election concluded on Saturday.
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Sri Lanka Presidential election: Gunmen open fire on bus carrying voters i
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Nov 16 (ANI): Gunmen opened fire on a convoy of buses carrying voters in Mannar in northern Sri Lanka on Saturday, as the island country began voting for a presidential election.
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