The visiting U.S Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues, Catherine Russell met with Foreign Affairs Minister Mangala Samaraweera yesterday, ministry said in a statement.
Ambassador Russell also held talks with Chandrani Bandara, Minister of Women and Children’s Affairs.
She will discuss strategies to advance women’s economic empowerment and issues related to gender based violence.
A Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the No. 72 squadron has crashed into the Madhuru Oya reservoir this morning, Air FOrce Media Spokesman Eranda Geeganage said.
Update: Five of the twelve passengers on board the bell 212 aircraft that crashed into the Maduru Oya today, have succumbed to their injuries, the SLAF said.
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