External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Sri Lanka's new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Colombo on Friday and discussed ways in which the two countries could deepen cooperation and strengthen bilateral ties to benefit the people of their two countries.
The Mauritian PM informed that co-branded Rupay cards will be designated as domestic cards in Mauritius. Today’s launch, he said, will greatly facilitate the citizens of both countries.
The President handed over the appointment letter on Thursday evening and Weerasinghe assumed duties on Friday morning.
The amnesty did not apply to those convicted for murder, drug offences, rape and armed robbery, Ekanayake said.
The President also said he had given Presidential pardon to a group of former LTTE members.
Gotabaya Rajapaksa also reiterated the need to reintroduce former Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike's 1971 proposal to declare the Indian Ocean as a Peace Zone and urged India's support for this endeavor.
The Commission will be chaired retired Supreme Court Judge Upali Abeyratne.
The President will chair the inaugural session which will commence at 10 am where he will deliver the statement of the new government's policy and will suspend the House thereafter.
Gotabhaya Rajapaksa stormed to victory in Sri Lanka's presidential elections, the result of which was declared on Sunday.
During his four-day visit to the kingdom, Sirisena will also visit the temples in the Angkor Archeological Park in northwestern Siem Reap province.
