Foreign Office Minister for Asia and the Pacific UK Minister Mark Field met with families of the disappeared fand and the Minister also spoke with conservationists in Sri Lanka on the further steps that must be taken to combat illegal wildlife trade and preserve natural habitats in the island.
The visit to Colombo and Jaffna on From October 5-6 is Mr Field’s first official visit to Sri Lanka since becoming Foreign Office Minister for Asia and the Pacific. He also met with UK and Sri Lankan education institutions at the British Council to discuss education, and the UK’s world-leading role in transnational learning.
During his two day he called on Minister of Foreign Affairs Tilak Marapana, Minister of Finance and Media Mangala Samaraweera, Leader of the Opposition R. Sampanthan, Speaker of Parliament Karu Jayasuriya and Chief Minister of Northern Province C. V. Vigneswaran.
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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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