Mayor of Colombo, Rosy Senanayake was named as an honourary citizen of Seoul at the City Hall, Korean Times reported.
Since Seoul and Colombo signed a friendship and cooperation agreement in 2016, the cities have expanded policy exchanges. Senanayake became the first female mayor of the Sri Lankan capital in March.
Since 1958, the Seoul city government has granted honorary citizenship to foreign guests or non-Koreans who have contributed to the city's affairs.
Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, right, poses with Rosy Senanayake, mayor of Colombo in Sri Lanka,
after naming her an honorary citizen of Seoul at City Hall.
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is due to vacate his official residence at Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo this morning, a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) source said.
The Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill was passed by a majority of 150 in parliament today. However the opposition MP’s were absent during the voting.
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