Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena told a delegation of German parliamentarians that he was “totally committed to safeguarding national security as well as regional security,” during a meeting in Colombo on Thursday.
The President’s Media Division reported that Mr Sirisena went on to detail Sri Lanka’s relationship with India, which he said was “built on the firm foundation of the message of the Buddha”.
The German delegation, which included Ambassador Jurgen Murhad, Niels Annen, Michael Donth, Caren lay and Prof Egon Juttner, also met with Sri Lanka’s Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Harsha de Silva, as part of an official visit to the island.
The meeting comes after Sri Lanka’s Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake said that Germany was looking to explore investment opportunities on the island earlier this year. Mr Sirisena visited Germany in February, where he met with Chancellor Angela Merkel and signed an array of agreements that covered education, language, museology, heritage and art conservation, higher education and sports.
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The President’s Media Division reported that Mr Sirisena went on to detail Sri Lanka’s relationship with India, which he said was “built on the firm foundation of the message of the Buddha”.
The German delegation, which included Ambassador Jurgen Murhad, Niels Annen, Michael Donth, Caren lay and Prof Egon Juttner, also met with Sri Lanka’s Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Harsha de Silva, as part of an official visit to the island.
The meeting comes after Sri Lanka’s Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake said that Germany was looking to explore investment opportunities on the island earlier this year. Mr Sirisena visited Germany in February, where he met with Chancellor Angela Merkel and signed an array of agreements that covered education, language, museology, heritage and art conservation, higher education and sports.
See our earlier posts:
German delegation to visit Sri Lanka to explore investment (22 Feb 2016)
Sri Lanka and Germany sign bilateral agreements (20 Feb 2016)
Sirisena meets German Chancellor, calls for investment (17 Feb 2016)
Germany to initiate resolution to back GSP+ reinstatement claims Sri Lanka (15 Feb 2016)