Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana, Hon. Speaker of Parliament endorsed the certificate on the Petroleum Resources Bill Oct ;(08)

Tourism industries in Sri Lanka and Nepal have welcomed the recently started direct flights operated by SriLankan Airlines connecting Colombo and Kathmandu, thus removing a long felt impediment to promote tourism between the two countries.

The High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to the Republic of Seychelles discusses with the Minister of Transport Anthony Derjacques, regarding opportunities for transport sector inSeychelles

Foreign Minister Prof G.L. Peiris met the High Commissioner of Canada David McKinnon on 8 October at the Foreign Ministry. A number of areas of ongoing bilateral
cooperation were discussed. The Minister also briefed the High Commissioner on Sri Lanka’s recent multilateral engagements in Geneva and New York.