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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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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)
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.
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
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- 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)
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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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.
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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 […]
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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)
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- Historic Crimes Of The Chauvinistic Left: Why Defending Marxist Position Is Important (Category: Breaking News)
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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)
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- 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)
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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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Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka are expected to surpass 100,000 in May 2024, though they will fall short of the target range of 120,934 to 131,112.The post Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka set to exceed 100,000 mark in May 2024 appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONLANKA.
- TOURIST ARRIVALS HAVE DOUBLED FROM JANUARY TO MAY. (Category: Breaking News)
- Tourist arrivals have doubled from January to May (Category: Breaking News)
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Three opposition members have departed for Thailand early this morning (May 27) in order to coordinate a diplomatic mission aimed at rescuing Sri Lankans trapped in cybercrime camps in Myanmar and Sri Lankan war veterans stranded in the Russian-Ukrainian warfront.
By Norman Palihawadane The number of persons arrested and detained for involvement in human smuggling facilitating recruitment of former military personnel to serve on the Russia-Ukraine front increased to nine with the police taking into custody a retired Army Major General and his wife, police
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- Army, police looking for 23 Kandakadu escapees (Category: Breaking News)
- Beliatta mass shooting- Two including main gunman s wife arrested (Category: Breaking News)
- Soththi Upali s son arrested with heroin and swords (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka has now joined the list of around 30 countries who wish to join the BRICS bloc this year. Taking over the chairmanship for BRICS 2024, Russian president Vladimir Putin announced in his inaugural address stated that with the expansion of the global bloc from five countries to 10, more are looking forward to […]
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President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday expressed condolences following the demise of Iranian President Dr. Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. He said that Sri Lanka is deeply shocked and saddened by the tragic death of President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian and other senior Iranian officials. “I express my deepest sympathies and sincere ...
- President Wickremesinghe writes to Iran’s Supreme Leader (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka saddened over the death or Iran’s President, FM (Category: Breaking News)
- Global leaders mourn Iranian President Raisi’s death (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka deeply shocked by tragic death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi (Category: Breaking News)
The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has arrested a suspect who had allegedly duped over 100 people and sent them to Russia. The Police said the suspect was arrested in Dehiwala over his alleged involvement in sending 120 people to Russia on tourist visas. According to the Police
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The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested an individual in Dehiwala for allegedly assisting in sending 120 persons to Russia on tourist visas, according to police. .
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