By Sahan Tennekoon in The Daily Morning, Dec 29, 2023Following many claims being circulated that the Tamil parties from the North and the East of the country are planning to put forward a Tamil candidate for the upcoming Presidential Election, no formal discussion has taken place in this regard thus far, The Daily Morning learnt. Speaking to The Daily Morning yesterday (28), the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi (ITAK) Batticaloa District Opposition Parliamentarian Govindan Karunakaran said…
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By Ifham Nizam in The Island, Dec 28, 2023A visiting Chinese trade delegation assured top officials of the Ministry of Agriculture that it is ready to purchase five tons each of all Sri Lankan spices annually. A senior official of the ministry told The Island Financial Review that the quantity to be exported is minimal and steps would be taken to increase it in keeping with the demand. The visiting Chinese trade delegation discussed the…
report in Daily Star,Dec 21, 2023Just like twice before, the country is heading towards a “one-sided” parliamentary election, which will deepen the political and economic crisis, said speakers at a discussion yesterday. The election will not be acceptable at home and abroad, they added. “Whether we give it legitimacy or not, the country is heading towards a one-sided election. The results of the vote have been determined. But the election of seat-sharing is nothing new…
by Sahan Tennekoon in The Daily Morning, Sept 5, 2023A new political alliance, initiated by Opposition Parliamentarian Nimal Lanza and led by Opposition MP Anura Priyadarshana Yapa, is to commence key discussions with major political parties representing Parliament next month (October) once it completes drafting their future programme, which is to be unveiled in the same month. Speaking to The Daily Morning yesterday (4), Yapa confirmed that the MPs who support the new alliance had…
By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press online, August 26, 2023Taliban’s acting Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttagi, has officially invited Iran’s Foreign Minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian, to Kabul. This invitation, confirmed by Iran’s Foreign Ministry, aims to facilitate discussions on critical bilateral matters. The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that in a phone call with Muttagi, Abdullahiyan highlighted the recent release of an Iranian photojournalist and urged the resolution of previously raised issues. During the phone…
By Nazir Shinwari in ToloNews, Aug 7, 2023 at 10:18 PMOfficials at the Academy of Science of Afghanistan said that a plan for the reopening of schools for girls above grade six is being discussed by Islamic Emirate officials. Speaking at a press conference of the organization’s annual activities, the officials of the Academy of Science of Afghanistan, said that at least 46 projects of scientific research have been completed. “The issue to which you…
report in The Island, Aug 6, 2023Japan has asked Sri Lanka to secure a debt restructure deal with China before any discussion on reviving the Light Rail Transit (LRT) project scrapped by former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, diplomatic sources said. Foreign minister Yoshimasa Hayashi made it clear during his brief visit to Colombo last week for talks with President Ranil Wickremesinghe that priority must be clinching a debt deal with Beijing before the end of August.…
By Banafsha Binesh in TOLOnews, April 28, 2023 at 8:49 PMThe US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with UN Secretary-General António Guterres in Washington D.C., where they discussed various matters including Afghanistan. Speaking to reporters, Blinken said that the US and UN are “working closely together when it comes to Afghanistan – the deep concerns that so many countries share about the steps the Taliban has taken when it comes to denying the rights…
By Mohammad Farshad Daryosh in TOLOnews, April 21, 2023 at 8:21 PMThe US Department of State’s deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel said that any discussion at the UN meeting about recognition of the Afghan interim government would be unacceptable to Washington. Patel made the remarks at a press conference in response to a question about UN Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed’s statement about the organization planning to arrange a conference in the coming days to discuss…
report in Dhaka Tribune, Apr 19, 2023Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday reiterated his hope that the Rohingyas will start returning to their place of origin in Myanmar acknowledging that he had a discussion on the issue with the Chinese side recently. “Yes, we had a courtesy meeting (with a Chinese special envoy). Surely, there was a discussion on the Rohingya repatriation. We hope they will return to their homes with dignity,” Momen…
By Fatima Adib in TOLOnews Online, April 06, 2023 at 8:23 PMThe United Nations Security Council will have a discussion about women’s employment in Afghanistan on Thursday evening in response to the ban on female employees of the organization in Nangarhar province, US Ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas Greenfield, said. Greenfield said on Twitter that “women are integral to humanitarian operations, including in Afghanistan where they provide lifesaving aid to the country’s most vulnerable.”…