Connectivity is the central theme of this India-Sri Lanka partnership said PM Modi as he virtually addressed the flagging off ceremony of a ferry service between Tamil Nadu and Lanka.
Interacting with media on his tour to the UK and France, Wickremesinghe said, "We are a neutral country, but we also emphasise the fact that we cannot allow Sri Lanka to be used as a base for any threats against India."
SL President Wickremesinghe urged Tamil community parties to discuss their issues with representatives of government.
Sri Lanka news: Wickremesinghe, 73, was on Thursday sworn in as Sri Lanka's eighth president after he was elected by lawmakers to succeed Gotabaya Rajapaksa who fled the country and resigned in the face of public revolt against his government for mismanaging the economy.
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who had promised to resign on Wednesday, appointed Ranil Wickremesinghe as the acting President hours after he fled the country, escalating the political crisis and triggering a fresh wave of protests.
Sri Lanka crisis: In his first televised address since being appointed to the post after embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives, Wickremesinghe said he had ordered military and cops to do what is needed.
Sri Lanka crisis: The Prime Minister’s Office informed the media organisations that the state of emergency in the country and a curfew in the Western province had been imposed.
Wickremesinghe, who has served as the country’s prime minister for four times, was in October 2018 fired from the post of prime minister by then-President Maithripala Sirisena. However, he was reinstalled as the prime minister by Sirisena after two months.
The island nation has been witnessing a political crisis since October 26 when President Sirisena sacked Wickeremesinghe and replaced him with Rajapaksa.
"The party will be pursuing the intervention of the courts to ensure the rule of law and the Constitution is protected against autocratic moves," a UNP statement said.
Jayasuriya said he had met party representatives to finalise the agenda for November 14 when the current suspension of parliament by President Sirisena would end.
"These efforts are underway to ensure Sri Lanka becomes a destination that would be a visited location throughout the year," John Amaratunga said.
"Digital technology has emerged as a great enabler, it paves way for efficient service delivery and governance, said PM Narendra Modi at the 5th Global Conference on Cyber Space.
After India took up the issue of killing of an Indian fisherman in the Palk Straits, the Sri Lankan Navy today promised to initiate a thorough probe into the matter.
Colombo: Sri Lanka's new prime minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, was sworn in Friday and the island nation's two major political parties — formerly bitter rivals — signed an agreement to work together in the new parliament.Their
Colombo: Incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe is set to take oath as Sri Lanka's new Prime Minister of a unity government today after his United National Party (UNP) appears close to a simple majority, with rival Mahinda
Colombo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today left for home after wrapping up his two-day Sri Lanka visit, the first by an Indian Premier in over 25 years. Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe was present
New Delhi: CPI today termed as “outrageous” Sri Lankan premier Ranil Wickramasinghe's remarks that Indian fishermen may be shot if they intruded into their waters and said change in government there has not brought any
New Delhi: Targeting NDA government over Sri Lankan premier Ranil Wickramasinghe's controversial remarks that Indian fishermen may be shot if they intruded into their waters, Congress today said it was “bad days” for India if
Chennai: In the wake of Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena's maiden trip to New Delhi on Sunday, a group of around one lakh Sri Lankan Tamil refugees have come out with a document explaining “durable
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