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Rohan Jayasekera re-elected President Magic Circle
At the 101st year Annual General Meeting of the Sri Lanka Magic Circle held recently, Rohan Jayasekera was unanimously re-elected as President for another year. The other officers elected are as follows: Secretary -Premalal Fernando. Vice Presidents- Devsiri Fernando, Asanka Pathirana, Sambuddhika Ratnayake and Thusitha Jayasekera. Treasurer- Gayan Wickramage. Asst. Secretary/Librarian- Elrae Pereira and Council Members- Niroshan Jayasekera and Emil Eranga.
The following persons were appointed to the various positions: External Accountant- Jayalath Fernando, External Auditors-Dayananda Samarawickrama & Co. and Company Secretaries- Corporate Affairs (Pvt) Ltd.
Minister of Cultural Affairs was appointed as Patron. Dr Nimal Bulathsinghala and Prof. Kamal Waleboda were appointed as Vice Patrons of the Magic Circle.
Following the conclusion of bilateral discussions between President Anura Kumara Disanayake and Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, official-level talks between the delegations of Sri Lanka and India commenced this morning (05) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.
Representing the Government of Sri Lanka were Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, Vijitha Herath; Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Anil Jayantha; Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake; Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Dr. P. Nandalal Weerasinghe, along with other senior officials.
The Indian delegation included Minister of External Affairs Dr. S. Jaishankar, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and His Excellency Santosh Jha, High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, along with several other senior officials of the Government of India.
Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, who arrived in Sri Lanka on the invitation of President Anura Kumara Disanayake on Friday [04] night, visited the Presidential Secretariat this morning (05).
The Indian Prime Minister was warmly welcomed by President Anura Kumara Disanayake upon his arrival at the Presidential Secretariat.
Prime Minister Modi is currently on a state visit to Sri Lanka, reaffirming the theme “Friendship of Centuries — Commitment to a Prosperous Future” which symbolises the longstanding ties between Sri Lanka and India. The Indian Premier is scheduled to remain in the country until tomorrow (06).
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The official welcoming ceremony for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was held this morning (05) at the Independence Square in Colombo.
On arrival at the Independence Square the Indian Prime Minister was warmly welcomed by President Anura Kumara Disanayake.
Discussions between Sri Lankan and Indian delegations at the presidential secretariat
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