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A high level delegation headed by the State Minister of Foreign Affairs Tharaka Balasuriya is scheduled to visit Russia to arrange for the repatriation of Sri Lankan ex-military personnel deployed in Russia for military purposes and the related discussions will be held on June 26 and 27
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World leaders are gathering in Switzerland for a summit aimed at pressuring Russia to end its war in Ukraine, but the absence of powerful allies of Moscow such as China is expected to blunt its potential impact. United States Vice President Kamala Harris and the leaders of Britain, Canada, France
- Ukraine aiming for peace summit in February, says foreign minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Biden urges G7 to stay together as leaders target Russian gold (Category: Breaking News)
- G20 summit avoids condemning Russia for Ukraine war, calls for peace (Category: Breaking News)
- G20 summit wraps up in New Delhi; Macron says it confirms isolation of Russia (Category: Breaking News)
A high level delegation headed by the State Minister of Foreign Affairs Tharaka Balasuriya is scheduled to visit Russia to arrange for the repatriation of Sri Lankan ex-military personnel deployed in Russia for military purposes and the related discussions will be held on June 26 and 27.
A high level delegation headed by the State Minister of Foreign Affairs Tharaka Balasuriya is scheduled to visit Russia to arrange for the repatriation of Sri Lankan ex-military personnel deployed in Russia for military purposes and the related discussions will be held on June 26 and 27
- Government appoints delegation to check on Sri Lankans embroiled in Russia-Ukraine conflict – St... (Category: Breaking News)
- A special discussion will be held in Russia on June 26-27 to facilitate the return of Sri Lankan... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka External Affairs Minister to visit Russia and Kazakhstan (Category: Breaking News)
- GL to visit Russia and Kazakhstan (Category: Breaking News)
Senior officials of South Korea and the United States held an emergency phone call over a possible impending visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin to North Korea, Seoul s foreign ministry said on Friday (June 14).
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Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy democracies have agreed to engineer a $50 billion loan to help Ukraine in its fight for survival that would use interest earned on profits from Russia s frozen central bank assets as collateral.
the continuity in friendly relations with Russia. Declaring that Russia […]
- Sri Lanka should decide if it wants nuclear cooperation with Russia - Envoy (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian envoy perplexed by omission of Sri Lankans fighting for Ukraine (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian Ambassador calls on new Foreign Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka in talks with Russia to build nuclear power plant (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka called on BRICS to ensure a rules-based order, not only when it suits the rich and powerful, but as an equitable and justifiable model for a sustainable world order. Foreign Minister Ali Sabry undertook an official visit to Russia at the invitation of his counterpart, Sergey Lavrov
- Russian Foreign Minister assures Sri Lankans will not be recruited for war (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka looks to enhance ties with Russia (Category: Breaking News)
- Foreign Minister of Maldives Moosa Zameer to visit Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Russia and Sri Lanka discuss issue related to Sri Lankans in Ukraine war (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry, who is currently in Russia to take part in the BRICS ministerial meeting has met with the Foreign Ministers of Thailand, China, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Iran and Russia and discussed bilateral relations.
India says two of its nationals who had been recruited by the Russian army have been killed in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
Issue of Lankan mercenaries fighting for Kyiv ignored – Russian envoy in Colombo War in Ukraine: By Norman Palihawadane The Sri Lankan Embassy in Moscow said yesterday that Foreign Minister Ali Sabry, who is currently in Russia to participate in the BRICS 2024 Foreign Ministerial Session
- SL urges tri-forces members not to become mercenaries in Russia or Ukraine (Category: Breaking News)
- Two Indians recruiting Lanka’s ex-servicemen for Russia-Ukraine war (Category: Breaking News)
- Defence Ministry affirms no legal deployment of military to Russia or Ukraine amid reports of in... (Category: Breaking News)
- Operation launched to stop illegal recruitment of Sri Lankan Army veterans for Russian-Ukrainian... (Category: Breaking News)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has given an assurance that Sri Lankans will not be recruited to fight in the war against Ukraine. Foreign Minister Ali Sabry who is currently in Russia to participate in the BRICS 2024 Foreign Ministerial Session with developing countries had a bilateral
- Sri Lanka calls on BRICS to ensure rules based order (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka looks to enhance ties with Russia (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka raises deep concerns with Canada over statements on genocide (Category: Breaking News)
- Colombo based Diplomatic corps briefed on present situation (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Ali Sabry, currently in Russia to participate in the BRICS 2024 Foreign Ministerial Session with developing countries, held a bilateral meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on June 10, 2024.The post Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry meets Russian
- Foreign Minister Sabry meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (Category: Breaking News)
- Ali Sabry meets Russian Foreign Minister; discuss recruitment of Sri Lankans to Russian forces (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian Foreign Minister assures Sri Lankans will not be recruited for war (Category: Breaking News)
- Russia promises end to recruitment of SL military personnel (Category: Breaking News)
Foreign Minister Ali Sabry who is currently in Russia to participate in the BRICS 2024 Foreign Ministerial Session with developing countries had a bilateral meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov yesterday (10).
- Brazil and Sri Lanka aim to expand ties - Patriota (Category: Breaking News)
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Sri Lanka s Foreign Minister Ali Sabry, who is currently in Russia to participate in the BRICS 2024 Foreign Ministerial Session with developing countries, had a bilateral meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday (10).
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The National Freedom Front (NFF) has issued the following statement to coincide with the 34th Russian National Day: ” On 12th June 1990, the First Congress of the People’s Deputies of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR, part of the Soviet Union) which was established after the dissolution of the United Soviet Socialist Republic, […]
- Russian Diplomats’ Day – history, present plans (Category: Breaking News)
- The World after Gorbachev and Sri Lanka after JR Jayewardene (Category: Breaking News)
- Gorbachev: The Mystery of Roads Taken & Not Taken (Category: Breaking News)
- Russia – a true friend of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
The world faces threats of huge economic losses in case China attacks Taiwan. There is a high possibility of major powers drawing into the conflict, which would disrupt global trade and cost the world its 10 percent of GDP. The Taiwan Strait is crucial for global cargo transport as over 50 percent of cargo ships […]
- China’s PLA may have “complete capability” to attack Taiwan by 2025: Defence Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- China Working for Resumption of Dialogue with US (Category: Breaking News)
- China avoids imposing harsh sanctions against Taiwan as both economies are interdependent (Category: Breaking News)
- US sees China plotting military ‘provocations’ (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka s Foreign Minister Ali Sabry is scheduled to leave for Russia to attend the BRICS Ministerial Session which will be held in Nizhniy Novgorod in Russia on 11 June 2024, following an invitation extended by his Russian counterpart.
On an invitation extended by the Foreign Minister of Russia, Foreign Minister Ali Sabry is scheduled to leave for Russia to attend the BRICS Ministerial Session which will be held in Nizhniy Novgorod in Russia on 11 June 2024. The Foreign Minister has been invited for the Ministerial Meeting
- Ali Sabry to have talks in Doha (Category: Breaking News)
- Government defends relations with China (Category: Breaking News)
- Foreign Minister insists he does not go on joy rides (Category: Breaking News)
- Foreign Minister to have talks in Saudi Arabia (Category: Breaking News)
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- From ‘Never Again’ To ‘Here Again’ – World’s Shameful Indifference To Israeli Impunity! (Category: Breaking News)
- When The West’s Mask Slipped – Exposing Its Hypocrisy Beyond Gaza! (Category: Breaking News)
- ICJ Ruling On Israeli Genocide In Gaza; Stopped Short Of Ordering A Ceasefire (Category: Breaking News)
- Merely Focussing On Hamas Attacks – Missing The Wood For The Trees! (Category: Breaking News)
By Uditha Devapriya A book on Ravindra Randeniya was long incoming, and now we have two. Full disclosure: I am the author of one of them. Gamini Weragama, arguably the most knowledgeable and reputed film critic writing in Sinhala today, has authored the other. Weragama’s book was published by Sarasavi, mine by FastADS. Both were […]
- Gamini Abeysinghe and Kamalangani Perusinghe’s legacy shines on (Category: Breaking News)
- “Cashew nuts are a healthy snack choice due to their nutritional benefits.” (Category: Breaking News)
- President chief guest at “Ravi – Self-Reflection on Half-Century in Cinema” (Category: Breaking News)
- Pressure game for Sri Lanka against Bangladesh (Category: Breaking News)
A delegation from the Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University in Russia recently briefed a group of students in Colombo. The briefing took place at the Russian Cultural Centre, where a high-profile Academic delegation from the Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University met parents
- Ex-military men on Russia-Ukraine front: Prez to dispatch team to Moscow (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt. delegation yet to leave for Moscow, absence of Ambassador worrisome (Category: Breaking News)
- The Latest: National Guard helps at Idaho urgent-care clinic (Category: USA, South Dakota)
- The Latest: National Guard helps at Idaho urgent-care clinic (Category: USA, South Dakota)
[…]The post Historic Crimes Of The Chauvinistic Left: Struggle For Far Sighted Marxist Position appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Historic Crimes Of The Chauvinistic Left: Why Defending Marxist Position Is Important (Category: Breaking News)
- Historic Crimes Of The Chauvinistic Left: Horror Of Indian Military & JVP (Category: Breaking News)
- Historic Crimes Of The Chauvinistic Left (Category: Breaking News)
- Abolition Of The Provincial Councils System: Reply To Milinda Moragoda’s Utterance (Category: Breaking News)
Russia accused a “powerful country” of double standards on the issue of Sri Lankans fighting in the Russia-Ukraine war. The Russian Ambassador in Sri Lanka Levan Dzhagaryan said that a “powerful western country” was only raising concerns about Sri Lankans in Russia
- Jimmy Anderson confirms England farewell (Category: Breaking News)
- Refugee from Sri Lanka becomes Mayor in UK town (Category: Breaking News)
- Organiser of “whites only” party in Sri Lanka apologizes (Category: Breaking News)
- ICC bans Devon Thomas for five years under Anti-Corruption Code (Category: Breaking News)
State Minister of Foreign Affairs Tharaka Balasuriya states that Sri Lanka is working closely with the Government of Russia to repatriate Sri Lankans who are working with the Russian forces.
Poland is allegedly working through intermediaries to acquire surplus munitions from Sri Lanka for shipment to Ukraine, according to a recent report by Russia Today (RT) on its Telegram channel. The RT report said that the munitions in question are reportedly past shelf life
- UN Finds Cluster Bombs in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- North Korea s Kim orders military to accelerate war preparations - state media (Category: Breaking News)
- තේ තොග කොළඹට ගෙනඒම අවහිර වෙයි (Category: Sinhala)
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Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Ali Sabry and Russian Ambassador Levan S Dzhagaryan had talks, Wednesday, related to Sri Lankans engaged in the Russia – Ukraine conflict. The meeting was subsequent to the previous meeting held with the Russian Ambassador on 07 May 2024, the Sri Lanka Foreign
- Sri Lanka looks to enhance ties with Russia (Category: Breaking News)
- Foreign Minister of Maldives Moosa Zameer to visit Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- French Ambassador to Sri Lanka Jean-François Pactet passes away (Category: Breaking News)
- Singapore offers assistance to upgrade immigration system in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Russia will now require clearance from Sri Lanka’s Defence Ministry for visit visas of ex-servicemen, says Sri Lanka's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ali Sabry.The post Russia now requires Sri Lanka Defence Ministry clearance for ex-servicemen visit visas appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking
- Defence Ministry clearance now required for Sri Lankan ex-servicemen to visit Russia (Category: Breaking News)
- Plans afoot to set up permanent office for ex-servicemen- Defence Secretary (Category: Breaking News)
- Two Indians recruiting Lanka’s ex-servicemen for Russia-Ukraine war (Category: Breaking News)
- Ex-Maldives President says “will be in jail tomorrow” (Category: Business)
Russia will now require Sri Lanka s Defence Ministry clearance for visit visas of ex-servicemen, says Foreign Minister Ali Sabry.
Lankan soldiers of fortune ‘trapped’ on Russia-Ukrainian front: By Shamindra Ferdinando A high level delegation that included Secretary Defence Gen. (retd.) Kamal Gunaratne is yet to leave for Moscow two weeks after the government announced the move in response to growing reports of ex
- Ex-military men on Russia-Ukraine front: Prez to dispatch team to Moscow (Category: Breaking News)
- Acting Canadian HC summoned over sanctions on ex-Presidents, others (Category: Breaking News)
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- Ex-LTTE should not be marginalized (Category: Breaking News)
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