The newly-appointed Ambassador of Cuba to Sri Lanka, Ms. Juana Elena Ramos Rodriguez presented credentials to President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat today.
President also expressed his condolences over the demise of Mr. Fidel Castro Ruz, former President of the Republic of Cuba, to the Ambassador and recalled the past memories of Fidel Castro, the iconic revolutionary of the twentieth century.
Sri Lanka and Cuba have longstanding friendship and the President expressed his gratitude to Cuba for consistently standing on behalf of Sri Lanka at international forums.
He said that the longstanding friendship between the Sri Lanka and Cuba will reach to new heights during the tenure of the new Ambassador.
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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