Cuban Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Mr. Andres Marcelo Gonzalez Gorrido, has announced that the Cuban government is keen on investing in the production of pharmaceuticals in Sri Lanka.
This was discussed during a meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office on Tuesday (15), where the ambassador conveyed the Cuban government’s greetings to Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya.
The discussion centered on further strengthening the 65-year-long diplomatic ties between Sri Lanka and Cuba.
It further covered the revival of mosquito control projects previously funded by Cuba, the expansion of scholarships for Sri Lankan students in medicine and sports, and increasing collaboration between training institutes and universities in both nations.
The Government is finalising a list of names to be posted as heads of Sri Lanka’s missions abroad with ex-Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya assuming the position of Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York.
Kandiah (Ken) Balendra, a veteran corporate leader and the first Sri Lankan chairman of John Keells Holdings (JKH) has passed away at the age of 85.
The CID has arrested Susantha de Silva, former Managing Director of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) for allegedly misappropriating 6.1 million rupees in 2014.
Chief Justice Murdu Fernando has forwarded the names of four senior High Court judges to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to fill four existing vacancies in the Court of Appeal.
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