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Friday, 11 July 2014 14:54 |
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External Affairs Minister Professor G.L. Peiris, at his meeting with Shrimathi Sushma Swaraj, Minister of External Affairs of India, in New Delhi on Friday 11 July, recalled with pleasure her visit to Sri Lanka two years ago as Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha as the head of an All-Party delegation. He referred to Shrimathi Swaraj’s constituency in the Lok Sabha, Vidisha, where Sanchi – the home of Emperor Ashoka’s children, Arhat Mahinda and Theri Sanghamitta – continues to receive a large number of Sri Lankan pilgrims every year.
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Friday, 30 May 2014 07:19 |
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In recognition of the historical links that span over two millennia and to celebrate the common heritage between Kalinga (present day Odisha and beyond) and Lanka (present day Sri Lanka), a group of friends of Odisha and Sri Lanka have taken the initiative to establish the “Kalinga Lanka Foundation”. The Foundation was launched at the High Commission of Sri Lanka in New Delhi, in the presence of several dignitaries and well wishers of the Foundation. Former Foreign Secretary of India Ambassador Lalit Mansingh, who is leading this initiative, High Commissioner Prasad Kariyawasam and several others spoke at this occasion.
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Wednesday, 28 May 2014 07:39 |
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President Mahinda Rajapaksa and new Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met for bilateral talks on 27th May morning at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, where the President was warmly welcomed by the Prime Minister.
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Monday, 26 May 2014 13:45 |
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Formal Felicitation Message of President Mahinda Rajapaksa to Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered today, is appended below:
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