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Wednesday, 26 June 2013 04:22 |
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The Indian Armed Forces are key partners in professional career development of Officers, soldiers, sailors and airmen of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces. This valuable training engagement has a history of over 4 decades and has seen progressive improvement in the recent past. There have been difficulties in training Sri Lankan military personnel in some training facilities in India.
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Friday, 21 June 2013 11:10 |
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In a letter addressed to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, President Mahinda Rajapaksa expressed condolences today for the loss of life and property as a result of the unprecedented natural calamity in north India.
The text of the letter is as follows:
H.E. Dr. Manmohan Singh
Prime Minister of the Republic of India
Your Excellency,
The people of Sri Lanka and I are deeply saddened by the loss of life and property as a result of the unprecedented natural calamity in Uttarakhand as well as parts of Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
We in Sri Lanka share the grief of the people of India at this time of grave distress.
We are confident, however, that the Government of India and the relevant authorities in Uttarakhand and other Indian states that are affected by this natural disaster possess the strength and fortitude to work towards recovering from this unprecedented calamity.
Our thoughts, at this difficult time, are with the families of those who lost their lives, those who were injured and with those who have suffered damage to homes and property.
Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.
Mahinda Rajapaksa
President
21 June 2013
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Tuesday, 18 June 2013 05:29 |
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A Postage Stamp to commemorate the 150th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda was issued by the Philatelic Bureau of Sri Lanka and the First DayCover ceremonially handed by the Postmaster General to His Excellency Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka at ‘Temple Tress’ on Friday the 7thJune 2013 in the presence of a large and distinguished gathering.
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Tuesday, 18 June 2013 04:54 |
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Inaugurating an exhibition of photographs titled ‘Buddhist Heritage of Sri Lanka: a shared culture with India’ at the India International Centre in New Delhi on 9 April, Foreign Secretary of India Ranjan Mathai, quoting from a speech made by India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru during a visit to Sri Lanka, then Ceylon, in 1950, said that the bond of Buddha and all that it conveys is a bond between India and Sri Lanka which nothing can break.
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Monday, 08 April 2013 12:36 |
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Contact and interaction between Sri Lanka and India has continued since time immemorial. Civilisational ties and cultural links between all parts of India and Sri Lanka have been substantial. Since Independence, both nations have followed an unbroken tradition of democracy. The Governments of India and Sri Lanka have worked closely to combat terrorism and extremism, safeguarding the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Sri Lanka and the right of all Sri Lankans to live in peace with dignity and justice.
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