(Lanka-e-News -24.March.2017, 11.30PM) President Maithripala Sirisena who is on a two day official tour of Russia met with Russian president Vladmir Putin on the 23 rd afternoon , and as a token of remembrance of the occasion , Putin presented Sri Lankan president with a very special gift.
Putin gifted a nineteenth century Royal sword of the Kandyan era to president Maithripala . This was a sword taken to England somewhere in 1906 , and was purchased by Russia subsequently at the Sotheby auction of artifacts in England.
This is the first time a Sri Lankan president secured an opportunity to make an official tour of Russia after 1974. SL president was taken to the Kremlin city led by a grand pageant . Following the cordial discussions between the two presidents , the bilateral talks began .
Putin who expressed great delight over the 60 years long ties between the two countries said , the economic, trade and political relationships between the two countries shall be further strengthened. Moreover everything possible will be done to provide assistance to SL, he added.
Four memorandums of understanding (MOUs) towards augmenting the bilateral ties between the two countries were signed before the two leaders. Cooperation between the two countries to develop the fisheries sector ; Cultural affairs ;providing Technical assistance; and promoting tourism were the four MOUs signed.
Ministers Mangala Samaraweera , S.B. Nawinna, Mahinda Samarasinghe, Susil Premajayantha,John Amaratunge, Dayasiri Jayasekera , and deputy minister Arundika Fernando were members of president’s delegation .
---------------------------
by (2017-03-24 22:55:04)
» CCS.N0000 ( Ceylon Cold Stores)
» Sri Lanka plans to allow tourists from August, no mandatory quarantine
» When Will It Be Safe To Invest In The Stock Market Again?
» Dividend Announcements
» MAINTENANCE NOTICE / නඩත්තු දැනුම්දීම
» ඩොලර් මිලියනයක මුදල් සම්මානයක් සහ “ෆීල්ඩ්ස් පදක්කම” පිළිගැනීම ප්රතික්ෂේප කළ ගණිතඥයා
» SEYB.N0000 (Seylan Bank PLC)
» Here's what blind prophet Baba Vanga predicted for 2016 and beyond: It's not good
» The Korean Way !
» In the Meantime Within Our Shores!
» What is Known as Dementia?
» SRI LANKA TELECOM PLC (SLTL.N0000)
» THE LANKA HOSPITALS CORPORATION PLC (LHCL.N0000)
» Equinox ( වසන්ත විෂුවය ) !
» COMB.N0000 (Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC)
» REXP.N0000 (Richard Pieris Exports PLC)
» RICH.N0000 (Richard Pieris and Company PLC)
» Do You Have Computer Vision Syndrome?
» LAXAPANA BATTERIES PLC (LITE.N0000)
» What a Bank Run ?
» 104 Technical trading experiments by HUNTER
» GLAS.N0000 (Piramal Glass Ceylon PLC)
» Cboe Volatility Index
» AHPL.N0000
» TJL.N0000 (Tee Jey Lanka PLC.)
» CTBL.N0000 ( CEYLON TEA BROKERS PLC)
» COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY PLC (COMD. N.0000))
» Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency
» CSD.N0000 (Seylan Developments PLC)
» PLC.N0000 (People's Leasing and Finance PLC)
» Bakery Products ?
» NTB.N0000 (Nations Trust Bank PLC)
» Going South
» When Seagulls Follow the Trawler
» Re-activating
» අපි තමයි හොඳටම කරේ !
» මේ අර් බුධය කිසිසේත්ම මා විසින් නිර්මාණය කල එකක් නොවේ
» SAMP.N0000 (Sampath Bank PLC)
» APLA.N0000 (ACL Plastics PLC)
» AVOID FALLING INTO ALLURING WEEKEND FAMILY PACKAGES.
» Banks, Finance & Insurance Sector Chart
» VPEL.N0000 (Vallibel Power Erathna PLC)
» DEADLY COCKTAIL OF ISLAND MENTALITY AND PARANOID PERSONALITY DISORDER MIX.
» WATA - Watawala
» KFP.N0000(Keels Food Products PLC)
» Capital Trust Broker in difficulty?
» IS PIRATING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY A BOON OR BANE?
» What Industry Would You Choose to Focus?
» Should I Stick Around, or Should I Follow Others' Lead?