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Five Ambassadors and a High Commissioner present credentials to the President
Five newly appointed ambassadors and one high commissioner to Sri Lanka officially presented their credentials to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat on Thursday (24) morning.
Notably, among the diplomats who presented their credentials was Sergey Viktorov, the newly appointed Ambassador for the Republic of Kazakhstan. This marks a significant milestone in diplomatic relations between Sri Lanka and Kazakhstan, as it is the first time an embassy for Kazakhstan has been established in Sri Lanka. Kazakhstan is also the first Central Asian country to open an embassy in Sri Lanka.
Additionally, new ambassadors have been appointed for the State of Eritrea, the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and the Kingdom of Bhutan. A new high commissioner has also been appointed for the Republic of Fiji.
The list of ambassadors and the high commissioner who presented their credentials today is as follows:
1. Mr. Alem Woldemariam – Ambassador of the State of Eritrea (Resident in New Delhi)
2. Mr. Jagnnath Sami – High Commissioner of the Republic of Fiji (Resident in New Delhi)
3. Mr. Alisher Tukhtaev – Ambassador of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Resident in Islamabad)
4. Mr. Yousef Mustafa Abdelghani – Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (Resident in New Delhi)
5. Mr. Sergey Viktorov – Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Resident in Colombo)
6. Ms. Dasho Karma Hamu Dorjee – Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bhutan (Resident in Dhaka)
Vijitha Herath, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, and Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake, Secretary to the President, were also present at the occasion.
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the resolution furnished by the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation to appoint Ms. P. M. Jayadeera (Engineer) in the Special Grade of Sri Lanka Engineering Service serving at present as the Additional Secretary (Water Resources Development) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation to the post of Director General which will be vacant from 06.10.2026.
Approval has been granted at the meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers held on 08.06.2026 to prepare a draft bill for restructuring Sri Lanka Cricket.
Accordingly, the Legal Draftsman has formulated Sri Lanka draft bill providing legal provisions for the administration of Sri
Lanka Cricket, control, regulation, promotion, establishment of Sri Lanka Cricket for the development and administration, through the concepts of better governance, integrity, transparency, accountability, inclusiveness and providing equal opportunities for the betterment of the cricket sport, establishment of Sri Lanka Cricket for securing the wellbeing of all participants and securing cricket from corruption and other mal practices.
Clearance of the Attorney General has been received for the said draft bill. Approval of the Cabinet of Ministers has been received for the resolution furnished by the Minister of
Youth Affairs and Sports to publish the said draft bill in the government gazette notification and thereby forward the same to the Parliament for its concurrence.
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