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Minister of Economic Reforms and Public Distribution Meets UK Minister for International Trade, and Sri Lanka’s IT Sector Participates in ICT Roundtable in Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce
The Minister of Economic Reforms and Public Distribution of Sri Lanka Dr. Harsha De Silva met with the Minister of State at the Department for International Trade of the United Kingdom Conor Burns MP on 09 October 2019 at the Department of International Trade in London.
The Minister of Economic Reforms and Public Distribution of Sri Lanka Dr. Harsha de Silva met with the Minister of State for International Trade of the Department for International Trade of the United Kingdom, Conor Burns, MP, on the sidelines of the Sri Lanka Investment Forum 2019 held on 09 October 2019 in London. The meeting focussed on the promotion of UK – Sri Lanka bilateral trade, including means of maintaining current market access levels and preferences for Sri Lanka’s exports to the UK following post-Brexit arrangements, given the importance of the UK market for Sri Lanka.
During the visit, Minister de Silva also met with the former Secretary of State for International Development and longstanding friend of Sri Lanka The Rt. Hon. Dr. Liam Fox on 08 October 2019, and discussed issues of mutual interest. The High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to the United Kingdom Manisha Gunasekera; Director General, Department of Commerce Nimal Karunathilake; and Minister Commerce of the High Commission Dr. Lakmini Mendis; were associated with Minster de Silva at the meetings.
Sri Lanka having paid its dues, calls on the UN to utilize resources in an effective, impartial and transparent manner
Asserting that despite many domestic priorities Sri Lanka has discharged its obligations in paying its assessments to date, the Sri Lanka delegation to the UNGA this week called on the United Nations Secretariat to utilize the available resources received from the Member States in a more effective, impartial and transparent manner, at a time when the Organization is battling its worst financial crisis leading to the implantation of austerity measures and limited operations.
Sri Lanka’s Third International Airport Declared Open in Jaffna
Colombo meeting presses for rationalization of areas of cooperation and adoption of a BIMSTEC Charter
Minister Harsha de Silva presents ‘Opportunity Sri Lanka’ at the London Stock Exchange
At UNGA Sri Lanka calls for an integrated and balanced approach in the prevention of drug use and abuse
Ms. Pramuditha Manusinghe, Assistant Director of the UN and HR Division
of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Sri Lanka has called for an integrated and balanced approach in the prevention of drug use and abuse, noting that tackling this issue requires both the reduction in supply and demand, as well as combating trafficking in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances as well as treatment and rehabilitation of drug users.
Sri Lanka hosts the First Meeting of the Mangrove Ecosystems and Livelihood Action Group under the Commonwealth Blue Charter
Sri Lanka assures support to further the Global Disarmament Agenda
Sri Lanka says Intellectual Property vital for Socio-Economic advancement
Addressing the 59th Session of the WIPO General Assemblies on 20 September 2019, the delegation of Sri Lanka recalled how strengthened Intellectual Property systems remained critical to the effective pursuit of economic and social development, by enabling developing countries to be fully engaged in the global economy driven by knowledge and innovation.