Acting US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs William E. Todd called on Minister Mangala Samaraweera today at the ministry, his office said. He is the senior-most US State Department Official visiting Sri Lanka under the new US administration.
Mr. William Todd also met Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe this afternoon, and will be meeting Foreign Minister Ravi Karunanayake this evening. The purpose of the visit is to work on strengthening US-Sri Lanka relations and discuss US support for the reform, reconciliation and development agenda of the National Unity Government of Sri Lanka.
This was the last engagedment Minister Samarweera had as Foreign Affairs minister. Followling a cabinet reshuffle enacted today, Minister Samaraweera was appointed as Minister of Finance and media.
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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