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Page 2 - Latest Updates on Ranil Wickremesinghe

Will deploy naval vessel in Red Sea to fight Houthi attacks: Sri Lanka Prez

Iran-backed Houthi rebels launched more than 20 attacks on merchant ships in recent weeks, claiming to take revenge against Israel for military campaign against Palestinian terror group Hamas in Gaza

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Updated On : 04 Jan 2024 | 4:01 PM IST

Sri Lankan President presents budget, says economy not out of crisis yet

He said in order for the island nation to prevent another bankruptcy, hard reforms are a must

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Updated On : 14 Nov 2023 | 12:06 AM IST

S Lankan Prez effects 1st Cabinet reshuffle; changes health min's portfolio

Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella was moved to the Environment Ministry following weeks of public dissatisfaction with his handling of the ministry

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Updated On : 23 Oct 2023 | 2:52 PM IST

Sri Lankan Prez calls for stability amid ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict

He stressed the need for dialogue and cooperation among nations to address these challenges and emphasised that the international community must work together

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Updated On : 15 Oct 2023 | 11:11 AM IST

Lanka-India ferry service will help develop trade, culture: Wickremesinghe

Ferry service is an important step in increasing the connectivity between India and Sri Lanka

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Updated On : 14 Oct 2023 | 1:52 PM IST

Mamata meets Sri Lankan prez at Dubai airport, invites him to WB biz summit

The chief minister said that Wickremesinghe, seeing her at the airport lounge, called her to join for some discussion

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Updated On : 13 Sep 2023 | 11:34 AM IST

Macron becomes 1st French president to visit Sri Lanka, pledges assistance

During the visit, Wickremesinghe and Macron held friendly and productive bilateral discussions which lasted for an hour and fifteen minutes, the Sri Lankan President's office said

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Updated On : 30 Jul 2023 | 6:28 AM IST

Sri Lanka releases 15 Indian fishermen days after Wickremesinghe's visit

As many as 15 Tamil Nadu fishermen released by Sri Lanka arrived here on Thursday from Colombo, officials said

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Updated On : 27 Jul 2023 | 3:47 PM IST

Sri Lankan Prez to call all-party meet on implementation of 13A: Minister

The 13th Amendment (13A) was brought in after the Indo-Sri Lankan agreement of 1987. It created 9 provinces as devolved units with a temporary merger of the Northern and Eastern provinces

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Updated On : 22 Jul 2023 | 9:03 PM IST

Expecting Sri Lankan prez's visit to impart momentum to bilateral ties: MEA

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Wickremesinghe will hold wide-ranging talks on Friday covering all key aspects of relations between the two countries

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Updated On : 21 Jul 2023 | 8:00 AM IST

Stalin urges PM Modi to take up fishermen issue with visiting Lankan Prez

Indian fishermen face highly restricted access to traditional fishing grounds, increased harassment by the Sri Lankan Navy and arrests on trespassing charges, he said

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Updated On : 20 Jul 2023 | 1:16 PM IST

Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe to visit India to further cement ties

This will be Wickremesinghe's first visit to India after being appointed President of the cash-strapped country last year following the ouster of Gotabaya Rajapaksa in a people's uprising in July

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Updated On : 20 Jul 2023 | 11:56 AM IST

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe to visit India this week

The visit will reinforce the longstanding friendship between the two countries and explore avenues for enhanced connectivity and mutually beneficial cooperation across sectors

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Updated On : 18 Jul 2023 | 6:28 PM IST

Foreign Secy Kwatra meets Sri Lankan FM; discusses Prez's India visit

Kwatra arrived here on Monday night on a two-day official visit to take stock of several Indian projects and prepare the ground for Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe's trip to India next week

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Updated On : 11 Jul 2023 | 2:35 PM IST

Foreign Secy arrives in Colombo ahead of Sri Lankan Prez's India visit

Wickremesinghe will embark on a two-day visit to India on July 21 during which he is expected to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, officials here said on Sunday

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Updated On : 11 Jul 2023 | 9:46 AM IST

SL's domestic debt restructuring plan approved by special cabinet meeting

The plan will now be referred to the public finance committee in Parliament ahead of Saturday's parliamentary session

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Updated On : 28 Jun 2023 | 9:30 PM IST

Govt to not allow SL to be used as base for any threats against India: Prez

Assuring that Sri Lanka will not be utilised as a base for any threats against India, Wickremesinghe emphasised that his nation is a neutral one

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Updated On : 28 Jun 2023 | 9:21 AM IST

Change in China's stance on debt restructuring for SL in 2023 unlikely

The official statement released after the meeting only mentioned that China will give maximum support to Sri Lanka to recover from the economic crisis

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Updated On : 16 Jun 2023 | 7:06 AM IST

Wickremesinghe orders fast-tracking of policy on reconciliation with Tamils

Sri Lanka President Wickremesinghe has instructed relevant govt departments to expedite the drafting of legislation necessary for the implementation of the Action Plan for Reconciliation

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Updated On : 09 Jun 2023 | 8:05 PM IST

Sri Lanka must achieve debt restructuring process by September: IMF

Debt-ridden Sri Lanka is still struggling to normalise its crisis-hit economy after it declared its first-ever debt default in April last year

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Updated On : 23 May 2023 | 7:24 PM IST