Ship of Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (Source: mmea.gov.my) Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – Malaysia and Sri Lanka have agreed to intensify cooperation in monitoring the waters between the two countries, said Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Wan Azizah Wan Ismail on August 30. Wan Azizah stated that this was among the topics discussed between her and visiting Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka Tilak Marapana on August 27 in Putrajaya. According to her, the Malaysian Government is concerned about the security of its water ways, and is striving for pirate-free waters for the safety of traders. She stressed that the future development of the region depended much on relationships between countries, such as Malaysia and Sri Lanka. Therefore, the relationships need to be maintained and strengthened, she added. For his part, Tilak said Sri Lanka is particularly interested in the Indian Ocean, especially regarding issues of security and movements of ships. Bilateral trade … [Read more...] about Malaysia, Sri Lanka collaborate in monitoring waters
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Sri Lanka seeks better ties with VN
Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (L) and Speaker of the Sri Lankan Parliament Karu Jayasuriya, Geneva, March 25, 2018 – Photo: VNA Chairwoman Ngan expressed her pleasure to witness the developments in the bilateral ties. Viet Nam, said Ms. Ngan, always respects the traditional ties with Sri Lanka and hopes to cement and deepen the bilateral ties in line with respective potentials. NA Chairwoman Ngan suggested the two sides increase the exchange of all-level delegations, soon host the fourth meeting of the Joint Committee at the foreign ministerial level in Sri Lanka in 2018, and implement the security dialogue mechanism at the public security ministerial level at an early date. The Chairwoman proposed the two sides effectively materialize outcomes of the visit to Viet Nam by the Sri Lankan PM and signed cooperation documents, and consider adjusting and signing other documents suitable to the new … [Read more...] about Sri Lanka seeks better ties with VN
Vietnamese leaders appreciate Sri Lanka’s economic achievements
President Tran Duc Luong and Prime Minister Phan Van Khai appreciated Sri Lanka's contributions to maintaining peace, stability and cooperation in South Asia. President Tran Duc Luong, while receiving visiting Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Tyronne Fernando in Ha Noi on Monday, also spoke highly of Sri Lanka's achievements in developing its economy and improving people's living conditions. Sri Lankan FM Tyronne Fernando expressed his fine impressions on his visits to Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City. He said he hoped for further development in the relationship between both countries. The same day, Prime Minister Phan Van Khai received Sri Lankan FM Tyronne Fernando and his entourage, saying that their visit will help deepen the fine relations between the two countries. Viet Nam and Sri Lanka share many potentials for cooperation, PM said, adding the two countries should consider the signing of agreements on commerce, investment protection and double taxation avoidance. The two countries' … [Read more...] about Vietnamese leaders appreciate Sri Lanka’s economic achievements
Civilians flee war zone as Sri Lanka snubs Britain
COLOMBO, Feb 13, 2009 (AFP) - Hundreds more civilians fled Sri Lanka's war zone, the defence ministry said Friday, as Colombo angrily rejected Britain's appointment of a special envoy to address the island's humanitarian crisis. Men, women and children from the minority ethnic Tamil community crossed the front lines in the district of Mullaittivu where the army has cornered holdout forces of the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). "The people fled despite a series of barricades imposed by the LTTE to stall the civilian influx," the ministry said in a statement. The government has accused the Tiger rebels of using civilians trapped by the fighting as "human shields" and of preventing them from leaving the area. The Red Cross says hundreds of non-combatants have already been killed. The latest flight of civilians came as Britain said it had appointed former defence minister Des Browne as a special envoy to focus on the growing humanitarian crisis in Sri Lanka. The move by the … [Read more...] about Civilians flee war zone as Sri Lanka snubs Britain
Sri Lanka, Vietnam committed to strong trade, investment ties
Sri Lanka, Vietnam committed to strong trade, investment tiesBy Mong Binh - The Saigon Times DailyHCMC - Sri Lanka and Vietnam will exert more efforts to strengthen relationship and cooperation in various fields, particularly of trade and investment as agreed by senior officials of the two countries at a meeting earlier this week.“Both sides agreed that the current state of trade is far below the potential (of the two countries) and agreed to work together to reach a target of US$100 million by 2012,” Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dao Viet Trung led the Vietnamese delegation to Sri Lanka for the important meeting, which the two countries hope will lay a solid foundation for a substantive outcome of the head of state level interaction.Minister of Foreign Affairs Rohitha Bogollagama, who led the Sri Lankan delegation, said two-way trade between the two countries had grown significantly in recent years, … [Read more...] about Sri Lanka, Vietnam committed to strong trade, investment ties