The Passing out Parade of the 13th Force Protection Company (FPC), bound for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), together with women soldiers of the Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps (SLAWC) presented the customary salute to the head of the organization, General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army on Sunday (30) during a formal arrangement, held at the Sri Lanka Light Infantry Regimental Headquarters (RHQ -SLLI) at Panagoda.

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The High Commissioner – designate to Maldives, A.M.J. Sadiq who arrived in Male on 25 January 2022, assumed duties at the High Commission of Sri Lanka in Malé on the same day, after a simple ceremony attended by all staff members.

On the following day, 26 January 2022, High Commissioner – designate Sadiq handed over the open copy of his letter of credentials to the Chief of Protocol, Ambassador
Aishath Shaan Shakir at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Malé.

During the meeting, several matters of bilateral interest, such as Education, Healthcare and Investment etc. were discussed. The High Commissioner – designate thanked the Chief of Protocol for granting an early opportunity to present the open copy of his letter of credentials and stated that he looks forward to further enhancing the close and cordial
relations between Sri Lanka and Maldives.

Thereafter, High Commissioner – designate Sadiq met with Joint Secretary, Khadeeja Najeeha and discussed the early finalisation of several pending bilateral Agreements/MoUs,
particularly in the fields of avoidance of double taxation, bilateral investment promotion and protection and customs matters, prior to convening the Sri Lanka – Maldives Joint
Commission meeting in Colombo during the course of this year.

The Acting High Commissioner, D. Amanulla was associated with the High Commissioner – designate at the above meetings.

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Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris underscored the ‘warm, cordial and mutually supportive partnership’ existing between Sri Lanka and Turkey at a bilateral meeting with theForeign Minister of the Republic of Turkey Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Friday 28 January, 2022 in Colombo.