The Russian government has confirmed that 13 Sri Lankans who joined their armed forces have been killed during confrontations.
A Foreign Ministry Spokesman in Colombo said that the family members have been informed about the deaths.
The information has come in as a Sri Lankan delegation led by State Minister of Foreign Affairs Tharaka Balasuiriya left to Russia on Monday to further discuss about the plight of the Lankans who have travelled to Moscow to join their armed forces .
The six member delegation also includes MPs Dayasiri Jayasekara and Gamini Waleboda.
Earlier this month Foreign Minister Ali Sabry during a visit to Russia to participate in the BRICS 2024 Foreign Ministerial Session with developing countries had a bilateral meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
Minister Sabry, during the meeting, brought to the attention of his Russian counterpart the issue of Sri Lankan citizens who have joined the Russian Armed Forces and sought his assistance in resolving the issues encountered by them.
During the meeting agreed that no further recruitment from Sri Lanka will be done to Russia.
My memory takes me back to 1979, to a moment etched in time when a strikingly tall and impeccably dressed military officer, a Master in charge of Cadeting at Prince of Wales College commanding a guard of honour presented to President J.R. Jayawardene by the cadets of 3CCC, consisted of Ananda, Nalanda and Prince of Wales Cadet platoons at the Prince of Wales College grounds.
An American national, who had been staying in Sri Lanka for nearly ten months without a valid visa while using a Sinhala name under his American passport, was arrested by the Tourist Police of the Kandy.
Former Member of Parliament J.R.P. Suriyapperuma passed away today, January 2, 2025, at the age of 96.
Ten members have been appointed to the new Board of Directors of the Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (CERT) by the Secretary to the Treasury, following the recommendation of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in his capacity as Minister of Digital Economy.
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