The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway, Børge Brende is on a one-day official visit to Sri Lanka, at the invitation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mangala Samaraweera.
Minister Brende will hold bilateral discussions with Minister Samaraweera at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs this morning (07), following which the two ministers will address the media at 11.40 a.m. Minister Brende will call on President Maithripala Sirisena, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, Leader of Opposition R. Sampanthan, and former President Chandrika Kumaratunga in the afternoon of 7 January.
In the evening at 5.30 p.m., Minister Brende will attend a Business Forum organized by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce.The visit is expected to focus on economic and development cooperation and explore ways to strengthen and enhance bilateral relations. The last visit by a Foreign Minister of Norway took place in 2005.
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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