Sri Lanka PM appoints committee to oversee foreign affairs ministry

Feb 8, 2016
Sri Lanka’s prime minister has set up a Global Affairs Committee to oversee the workings of the Foreign Affairs Ministry.

Sources close to the head of the Ministry Mangala Samaraweera said that the Mr Samaraweera was disappointed with the appointment of an overseeing committee. Mr Samaraweera allegedly added that he would not allow any party to interfere with the affairs of his ministry, reports Asianmirror.lk.

The overseeing committee is headed by Charitha Ratwatte, a former Treasury Secretary and senior Advisor to the Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.

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