Joomla! site syndication http://www.lankamission.org 2010-03-11T11:59:48+01:00 http://www.lankamission.org http://www.lankamission.org/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png text/html 2010-03-09T12:08:15+01:00 http://www.lankamission.org http://www.lankamission.org/content/view/2689/49/ The Indian Foreign Secretary Shrimathi Nirupama Rao who met President Mahinda Rajapaksa today congratulated the President for his resounding victory in the recent Presidential Election, said she observed that so much had taken place for the better in Sri Lanka since she was last here as High Commissioner. text/html 2010-03-09T10:09:45+01:00 http://www.lankamission.org http://www.lankamission.org/content/view/2688/49/ “Act in keeping with principles of UN Charter on non-interference” President Mahinda Rajapaksa has pointed out that the intention of the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to appoint a panel of experts to advice him (i.e. the SG) on Sri Lanka is totally uncalled for and unwarranted. text/html 2010-02-24T17:17:43+01:00 http://www.lankamission.org http://www.lankamission.org/content/view/2687/49/ Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama summoned the British Acting High Commissioner in Colombo Mark Gooding to the Foreign Ministry today to express Sri Lanka’s strong protest with regard to the British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs David Miliband’s intent to address the London Conference of the pro-LTTE ‘Global Tamil Forum’ (GTF) today (24/2). The Foreign Minister informed the Acting High Commissioner that the GTF brings together under one umbrella, several LTTE front organizations based mostly in the western countries, and that its objective is to create a separate state of Tamil Eelam. The Foreign Minister in this context emphasized that Foreign Secretary Miliband, by participating at today’s GTF Meeting in London, would unfortunately lend credibility to an organization which is propagating the separatist agenda of the LTTE, and would be acting in a manner inimical to the national interest of Sri Lanka and its legitimate government. text/html 2010-02-22T10:48:36+01:00 http://www.lankamission.org http://www.lankamission.org/content/view/2685/49/ The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bhutan, Lyonpo Ugyen Tshering, who is on a two day visit to Sri Lanka from 18-19 February 2010, met with Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama at the Foreign Ministry on 18th February 2010. In keeping with SAARC tradition, the Foreign Minister of Bhutan is scheduled to call on President Mahinda Rajapaksa who currently holds the Chair of SAARC, on 19 February, to hand over an invitation from the Prime Minister of Bhutan, Jigme Yoser Thinley, for the 16th SAARC Summit which will be held in Thimphu from 28-29 April 2010. text/html 2010-02-22T11:11:18+01:00 http://www.lankamission.org http://www.lankamission.org/content/view/2686/49/ UK’s Shadow Secretary of State for Defence Dr. Liam Fox held discussions with Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today (17.02.2010). They held discussion on a wide range of issues including post conflict development, the recent decision by the EU on the GSP+ and the setting up of a special fund by Dr. Fox to assist in the post conflict development of Sri Lanka.