President meets Tamil Nadu MPs during Indian State visit

President Mahinda Rajapaksa met Tamil Nadu Parliamentarians yesterday during his visit to India and the Parliamentarians expressed their willingness to cooperate with Sri Lanka in raising the standards of living of the people of the North including the resettled Internally Displaced Persons, a press release from the Presidential Media Division said yesterday.

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Indian Opposition Leader congratulates President

President Mahinda Rajapaksa who is on a three day official visit to India met Opposition Leader and BJP leader of the Indian Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj yesterday morning.

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Cabinet nod for China-Lanka agreement

The Cabinet granted approval for an economic and technical cooperation agreement between China and Sri Lanka, Acting Media and Communication Minister and Cabinet Spokesman Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena said.

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In Parliament on Wednesday:

Sri Lanka condemns Israel attack on Gaza relief convoy

Sri Lanka strongly condemns the Israeli attack on a ship carrying humanitarian (food) aid to the Gaza region in Palestine and wished to express its deep shock over this incident, External Affairs Deputy Minister Geethanjana Gunawardena said speaking on an adjournment motion tabled in Parliament Wednesday.

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