President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and former Ranil Wickremesinghe paid their last respects to the late Tissa Vitharana, Leader of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party and former Senior Minister.
The President visited the N. M. Perera Centre yesterday (15) afternoon, where the remains are lying in state and paid his final respects. The President also extended his deepest sympathies to the bereaved family.
The government today granted permission for an Iranian warship with 208 on board to enter the country.
The United States has told Sri Lanka that the disposition of the Iranian naval vessel IRIS Bushehr and its crew is a matter for Colombo to resolve under its own laws and international obligations, while signalling it is in active talks with Sri Lanka to contain Iran’s threat to US interests.
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