European Union (EU) parliamentarians, Lord William Dartmouth and Geoffrey Van Orden, paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Finance and Mass Media Mangala Samaraweera, at the latter’s office on January 02.
The two parliamentarians and the Minister exchanged views on matters of mutual interest while also agreeing to foster bilateral trade and tourism co-operation thereby increasing Sri Lanka's benefits from the EU's GSP+ facility.
The two MPs had visited Minister Samaraweera during their visit to Sri Lanka as members of the “Friends of Sri Lanka Group”.
Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade Malik Samarawickrema, Secretary to the Treasury and Ministry of Finance and Mass Media Dr. R.H.S.Samaratunge, and Senior Adviser to Finance Minister Mano Tittawella were also present during the discussion.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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