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Parliament announces top diplomatic appointments ahead of Prez poll
On the eve of the presidential election, Parliament yesterday announced the appointment of six new Ambassadors and a High Commissioner.
The following is the text of a statement issued by the House in this regard: “The Committee on High Posts has approved the appointments of Mrs. S.A.P.P. Seram as the Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Republic of Indonesia and Mrs. R.S.K Azard as the Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the State of Qatar.
Also, the appointments of Mrs. S.K. Gunasekara as the Sri Lankan Ambassador to the Russian Federation and Mr. A.S.K. Senaviratne as the Sri Lankan Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt, have been recommended by the Committee on High Posts.
The Committee has also approved the appointments of Mr. N.M Shaheed as the Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Islamic Republic of Iran and Mrs. Y.K. Gunasekara as the Sri Lankan Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain and Mr. S.P Walpita Gamage as the High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to New Zealand.”