President Ranil Wickremesinghe and India’s External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar held bilateral discussions at the 7th Indian Ocean Conference (IOC) in Perth, Australia on Friday (9) during which both sides have acknowledged the advancements in their bilateral cooperation and have committed to further strengthening it.
President Wickremesinghe left for Australia on Thursday (8), at the invitation of the India Foundation and the Australian Government, to attend the conference.
The event, titled “Towards a Stable and Sustainable Indian Ocean” aims to promote cooperation among forty participating nations.
Participation of President Wickremesinghe is indicative of Sri Lanka’s proactive approach to regional security and development.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry will speak at the plenary session themed “Our Blue Future: How can the Indian Ocean region work with island states to safeguard the health of our shared ocean resources”
With Minister Sabry’s involvement, Sri Lanka is demonstrating its commitment to protecting its common ocean resources.
The India Foundation, in partnership with the Ministry of External Affairs, Australian Government, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Singapore, and Perth-US Asia Centre, organized the conference aiming at developing a strategic plan for the region’s future.
In 2017, under the patronage of President Wickremesinghe, the Prime Minister back then, Sri Lanka previously hosted the second edition of the IOC.
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today that the suspect in the rape of a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura teaching hospital has been identified as an army deserter and he will be apprehended shortly.
Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.
The Dutch Public Prosecutor suspects two companies of paying bribes in the construction of hospitals in Sri Lanka, according to an investigation by FD, the Dutch financial newspaper.
The Government today tabled in the House the Report of the Commission to Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Unlawful Places of Detention and Torture Chambers in the Batalanda Housing Scheme.
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today he wholly rejects the Batalanda Commission report and that it was appointed wholly with the intention slinging political mud at him.
Leader of the National People’s Party (NPP) and one time Propaganda Secretary of the JVP Wimal Weerawansa accused the Government of bringing back the “Batalanda Commission” for a media spectacle instead of a genuine concern for those who suffered during the 1988-1990 period.
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