Minister of Foreign Affairs Mangala Samaraweera met with British Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and the Minister for Asia and the Pacific, Alok Sharma, on the sidelines of the 34th Session of the UNHRC in Geneva, a statement from the ministry said.
Foreign Minister Samaraweera briefed Minister Sharma on recent developments with regard to the reconciliation process in Sri Lanka.
Addressing the High-Level segment of the 34th Session of the UN Human Rights Council yesterday in Geneva, Minister Sharma welcomed Foreign Minister Samaraweera's constructive engagement in Geneva.
" We must give Sri Lanka time to fully implement the October 2015 resolution and post-conflict measures required to embed stability, reconciliation and justice." Minister Alok Sharma noted following brief bilateral discussion.
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
Two underworld criminals wanted for multiple crimes, including murder, were brought from Dubai to Sri Lanka, today (12).
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
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