From: Biniam Haile \(SWE\) (eritrea.lave@comhem.se)
Date: Sat Aug 29 2009 - 19:28:36 EDT
Sunday August 30, 2009
Lanka to have DPL presence in Eritrea
The Government has decided to establish a resident Sri Lanka diplomatic
mission in Eritrea, a nation in the Horn of Africa that was once part of
Ethiopia and bordering Sudan and Djibouti.
The move follows a recommendation made by Foreign Minister Rohita
Bogollagama. He told the Cabinet that close ties with Eritrea - a nation
of five million people - in the field of trade, education and culture
would be greatly beneficial. Also beneficial to Sri Lanka, he said, was
the exchange of security and intelligence from that country.
Foreign Ministry officials said that the mission will be at Charge d'
Affaires level with home based officers and local staff. The head of the
mission will be at the level of Minister Counsellor. The cost of the
mission is estimated to cost US$ 350,000 (Rs. 42 million) per year,
initially. Sri Lanka and Eritrea established diplomatic relations on
November 15, 2007.
http://www.sundaytimes.lk/090830/News/nws_15.html
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