Prime Minister Amarasuriya seeks enhanced cooperation with France
View(s):Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya, an official visit to France, focused on enhancing cooperation in areas of mutual interest including education, higher education and vocational training.
The discussions were held on the sidelines of the International Expert Conference on the World Heritage Property of the Sacred City of Anuradhapura at UNESCO.
The meetings were undertaken with a view to further consolidating the existing multifaceted partnership between Sri Lanka and France across a broad range of sectors.
Prime Minister Amarasuriya had a meeting with the former Prime Minister and the Minister of State for National Education, Higher Education and Research Élisabeth Borne at the Ministry of Education on April 1.
The discussions also focused on enhancing cooperation in areas of cooperation in the Indian Ocean; maritime affairs; climate action; and exchange of high-level visits; among other spheres. Both sides took note of the upward momentum in Sri Lanka–France bilateral relations, and reiterated the shared interest to build further on existing synergies.
On the invitation of the French Government, the Prime Minister also attended the Concluding Segment of the SOS Ocean Conference organised by the Government of France in partnership with the Oceano Azul Foundation and Bloomberg Philanthropies at Musée de l’Homme on March 31.
On the invitation of the prestigious French University ScinecesPo, Prime Minister Amarasuriya also participated in an interactive session with students titled “60 Minutes with Dr Harini Amarasuriya, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka”, which was moderated by Professor Christophe Jaffrelot, Research Director CNRS and Director CERI.
The event was organised by the Paris School of International Affairs and the South Asia Programme at CERI, SciencesPo, and was attended by over 250 students who engaged in a vibrant Q&A with the Prime Minister on political developments in Sri Lanka, democracy and geopolitics of South Asia, Sri Lanka’s foreign policy imperatives, as well as multilateral issues of relevance such as climate change and migration, among other topics.
The Prime Minister also met the Director of SciencesPo Luis Vassy, and engaged in a discussion on ongoing academic collaboration between SciencesPo and Sri Lankan Universities including the University of Colombo.
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