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Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe congratulates President Murmu as she a
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 25 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe extended his greetings to Droupadi Murmu on her assumption of office as the 15th President of India and said that he is looking forward to working closely with her towards this end.
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Kremlin extends wishes to Sri Lanka's newly elected President Ranil Wickre
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 25 (ANI): Russia's Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Yury Materiy met Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday and conveyed congratulatory wishes of President Vladimir Putin to Wickremesinghe.
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We will continue peaceful non-violent protests: Sri Lankan protesters
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 24 (ANI): Calling the actions of Sri Lankan authorities against the peaceful protesters at Galle Face as "brutal and torture", the agitators condemned the act and said that they will continue the protests, even if they are attacked.
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Lankan President Wickremesinghe orders fuel distribution
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 23 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Saturday instructed officials to accelerate the fuel distribution process and focus on providing fuel for school and public transport.
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Unclear data on Chinese debts poses challenges for Sri Lanka's negotiation
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 23 (ANI): Newly-appointed Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has a tough task ahead of him negotiating a financial lifeline from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to help his country combat its worst-ever economic crisis but what makes the process diffic
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Sri Lankan President expresses concerns over diplomats' statements against
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 23 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe raised unofficial concerns over the statements made by some diplomats about the military operation carried out by the security forces to clear the Presidential Secretariat area where the protestors were gathered.
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Xi congratulates Sri Lanka's new president Wickremesinghe, looks forward t
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 22 (ANI): China, which turned a blind eye to Sri Lanka while it struggled with the economic and political crisis, is now looking forward to advancing bilateral ties and traditional friendship between the two countries, as evident from President Xi Jinping's congratu
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New Sri Lankan PM Dinesh Gunawardena, 17 ministers take oath
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 22 (ANI): Dinesh Gunawardena was sworn in as the prime minister of Sri Lanka by President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday along with 17 other cabinet ministers.
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US expresses concerns over dismantling of protest site at Galle Face
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 22 (ANI): US Ambassador to Colombo Julie Chun on Friday expressed deep concerns about the actions taken by Sri Lankan authorities against protestors at Galle Face in the middle of the night.
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Security personnel dismantle protest camps in Colombo
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 22 (ANI): A large number of protestors confronted armed security personnel as the latter set up barricades outside the premises of the Sri Lankan Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.
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Sri Lanka to hold swearing-in ceremony for new Cabinet ministers on Friday
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 21 (ANI): Sri Lanka's new Cabinet of ministers is scheduled to be sworn in on Friday at the Prime Minister's Office.
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India will continue to stand by people of Sri Lanka: MEA
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 21 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday reiterated its stance to stand by the people of Sri Lanka at the time of crisis, saying that India has been at forefront of extending economic assistance to Sri Lanka and will continue to do so.
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