Sri Lanka to reopen Embassy in Baghdad

The Sri Lankan President and the Iraqi Vice President agreed that Sri Lanka would soon reopen its Embassy in Baghdad headed by an Ambassador and that the diplomatic representation of Iraq in Colombo would be upgraded to Ambassadorial level.

The Iraqi Vice President Adil Abd Al-Mahadi complimented the President on the success achieved in defeating terrorism in Sri Lanka and the measures taken to rescue the civilians held captive by the LTTE when he met the President in Jordan.

President Rajapaksa welcomed the recent positive developments in Iraq which has led to the consolidation of democracy and triggering economic growth and prosperity. The Iraq Vice President assured President Rajapaksa that the Iraqi Government would take all possible measures to facilitate enhanced market access for Sri Lankan tea and to attract Sri Lankan labour including in specialized fields with the ongoing economic drive in Iraq opening up new employment opportunities.