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Sri Lankan President dissolves Parliament, snap election on April 25
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Mar 03 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday dissolved the country's Parliament as the election commission announced a general election for April 25.
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Sri Lankan President, Ajit Doval discuss cooperation on intelligence shari
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Jan 18 (ANI): National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Saturday called on Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa here and discussed strengthening bilateral cooperation on national security, intelligence sharing, and maritime security.
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Sri Lanka army chief appointed as acting CDS
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Jan 01 (ANI): Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed Army Commander Lt. General Shavendra Silva as a new acting Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) after Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne stepped down from the post.
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Sri Lanka firmly committed to SAARC: Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Dec 9 (ANI): Sri Lanka remains firmly committed to the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Charter and its objectives and attributes high importance to its purposes and principles which aims to promote peace, stability, amity, and progress in the reg
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Look forward to maintaining warm, mutually beneficial relations with India
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Dec 02 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday said that he looks forward to "maintaining warm and mutually beneficial bilateral relations" with India in all aspects.
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India, Sri Lanka to cooperate in counter-terror training: PM Modi
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 30 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that he held "in-depth" discussions with visiting Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on security and outlined that the two countries will cooperate in counter-terror training.
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Invite PM Modi to visit Sri Lanka: Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 29 (ANI): Calling India the 'closest neighbour' and a 'long-standing friend', Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday extended an invitation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit the island nation.
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India announces USD 450 million line of credit to Sri Lanka
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 29 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday financial assistance of USD 450 million to Sri Lanka including USD 50 million for counter-terrorism after holding talks with the visiting Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
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Sri Lanka Prez Rajapaksa meets Doval, discusses issues of mutual interest
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 29 (ANI): Soon after Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa landed in India on Thursday, he held a meeting with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and discussed issues of respective national interests and bilateral cooperation.
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Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa meets PM Modi at Hyderabad House
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 29 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House on Friday.
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Want to take Sri Lanka-India relationship to higher level: President Rajap
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 29 (ANI): Asserting that India and Sri Lanka have a "long-standing friendship", the island nation President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday said that he will take the bilateral relationship to a "higher level".
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Sri Lanka President accorded ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhawan
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 29 (ANI): The newly elected Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was accorded a ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhawan here on Friday.
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