The UN Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Miroslav Jenca, who is currently on a visit to Sri Lanka called on the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mangala Samaraweera yesterday,Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
His visit follows recent discussions between the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and President Maithripala Sirisena in New York in September.
Mr. Jenca will call on the Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and also have meetings with the Office for National Unity and Reconciliation (ONUR) and meet the Governors of the Northern and Eastern Provinces as well as stakeholders in extending UN assistance for long term development and reconciliation.
His visit will be confined to Colombo and he will also participate in the UN Day event in Colombo on 24 October to celebrate the twin milestones of the UN’s seventieth anniversary and Sri Lanka’s sixtieth anniversary as a Member State.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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