Sri Lankan Ambassador to Austria, Saroja Sirisena presented credentials to Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen this week, the Foreign Affairs Ministry said in a press release.
During the occasion at the Hofburg Palace at the Austrian Capital Vienna, President Bellen had lauded Sri Lanka’s position as a global destination for tourists including Austrians.
The newly-appointed Ambassador has served in the capacities of Director General at the Sri Lanka Foreign Service and also the spokesperson for the Foreign Affairs Ministry.
Since joining the Foreign Service in 1998, Ms Sirisena has served as Sri Lanka’s Consul General to Mumbai and had also held positions at Sri Lanka’s Missions in Geneva, Brussels, and Paris.
She is a graduate of the University of Melbourne, Australia and has completed post-graduate studies at the École nationale d’administration in France. She is a past pupil of Devi Balika Vidyalaya, Colombo.
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
The Supreme Court today refused interim relief in an application filed by President’s Counsel Senaka Walgampaya seeking an Order from the Supreme Court compelling the President to appoint judges to fill the existing vacancies in the Court Of Appeal.
Gazette on new speed limit regulations to be issued within two weeks
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
Two underworld criminals wanted for multiple crimes, including murder, were brought from Dubai to Sri Lanka, today (12).
The 22nd amendment to the constitution dealing with the term of the President has been gazetted by order of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
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