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India to support if Lankan govt helps in remigration of refugees: MEA
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 20(ANI): India will have no problem if Sri Lankan refugees want to return their homeland with the help of their government, said Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) official spokesperson Vikas Swarup in response a question on sending back Sri Lankan refugees living in
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20 Indian fishermen apprehended by Lankan Navy
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], Oct. 19 (ANI): As many as 20 Indian fishermen were apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy near the International Maritime Boundary Line (IBML) and impounded one country boat on Wednesday.
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European Council assures regaining GSP+ concessions to Sri Lanka
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Oct. 18 (ANI): European Council President, Donald Tusk, held a meeting with the Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in Brussels.
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PM Modi meets Lankan Prez, discusses fishermen row
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Salcete (Goa) [India], Oct 16 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena during the Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) 2016 here on Sunday during which they discussed the fishermen issue besides others matt
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BRICS Summit: PM Modi holds bilateral talks with Lankan Prez
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Salcete (Goa), Oct. 16 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday held bilateral talks with Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on the sidelines of the ongoing BRICS Summit here.
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Germany pledges full cooperation to Sri Lanka in achieving development goa
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Oct. 15 (ANI): Germany Ambassador to Sri Lanka Jürgen Morhard has said that his government will extend its full cooperation to the Sri Lankan government in achieving its development goals which it had set under good governance.
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Tamil Nadu fishermen accuse Lankan Navy of pelting stones at them
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Oct. 13 (ANI): The Sri Lankan Navy has been accused by the Tamil Nadu fishermen of attacking them when they were fishing near the territorial waters of the island nation on Tuesday night.
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No issue in giving priority to protecting Buddhism in the country: Lanka P
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Oct. 4 (ANI): Maintaining that all political parties and leaders of all religious faiths have no issue in giving priority to protect Buddhism in the country, the Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that they have given their permission to the provisio
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India, Sri Lanka should unite in isolating sources of ideological sustenan
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 6 (ANI): Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday called on President Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
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Lankan PM says will discuss fishermen row in detail with India
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 5 (ANI): Taking about the long-standing problems of Indian and Sri Lankan fishermen, visiting Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday said that he discussed the matter with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, adding there will be joint talks first between t
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Uri, Baramulla attacks: We condemned all forms of terrorism, says Sri Lank
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 5 (ANI): Asserting that "Sri Lanka never fought the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, LTTE fought us, which is the nature of terrorism", Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday said as soon as this (Uri and Baramulla terrorist attacks) ha
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Lanka PM Wickremesinghe calls on PM Modi, Sonia Gandhi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct.5 (ANI): Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is on a three-day visit to India, today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House in the national capital.
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