A range of areas for further cooperation was discussed when the new heads of mission from Gambia, Indonesia and Israel called on Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday morning (02) at Temple Trees.

All high-level officers in the security establishment, including the Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army, General Shavendra Silva, Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne, Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force, Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana, Major General Ranjan Lamahewage (Retd), Director General, Civil Security Department and Major General P.W.B Jayasundara (Retd), Director of National Cadet Corps,yesterday, (1) arrived at the Independence Square, Colombo 7 in order to review rehearsals and supervise arrangements in place in connection with the forthcoming 74th National Independence Day on 4 February 2022.

Nine new envoys comprising seven Ambassadors and two High Commissioners presented credentials to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the President's House  Feb;(01).

Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Sultanate of Oman Ameer Ajwad met the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources of the Sultanate Oman Dr. Saoud HamoodAhmed Al Habsi and discussed ways and means for the bilateral cooperation between the two friendly countries which have common interest in promoting agricultural and fisheries
cooperation.