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Sunday, June 9, 2019

A Suitable Person To Be Appointed As The Head Of State Intelligence Unit -Defense Secretary

A suitable person will be appointed

soon for the post of head of State Intelligence Unit vacated following the resignation of former Head of the unit Deputy Inspector General Of Police (DIG) Sisira Mendis according to Defense Secretary General Shantha Kottegoda.

A suitable name for the above post will be selected and send it quickly to the president Maithripala Sirisena for the approval he has stressed.

DIG SisIra Mendis had resigned from the post of head of the State Intelligence Unit yesterday (08) citing health problems .

President had also requested him to resign from his post it has been revealed. However few weeks days ago President has revealed at a meeting held with Senior Police Officers that he had removed the DIG Mendis from the post .

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Premier ModI Holds Bo Lateral Talks With Sri Lankan Premier And President

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Singh ModI hold Bilateral talks with Sri Lankan Prime Minister to widen and strengthen economic ties between two countries in the car whilst on the way to President's office from Katunayake Airport this morning(09) .

The two leaders had also discussed the Joint actions can be taken to combat global Terrorism .

Meanwhile during the discussions held between Prime Minister ModI and President Maithripala Sirisena at President's office this noon the two leaders had expressed the need to strengthen ties in Economic ,Trade and Tourism sectors between the two countries .

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Singh ModI Arrived In Sri Lanka For A Short Visit

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Singh ModI had arrived in Sri Lanka this morning (09)for a four hour short state visit and left to India this evening after holding bilateral talks with Sri Lankan leaders .He has arrived in Sri Lanka on his way to India after visiting Maldives.

Premier ModI was welcomed on his arrival at the Katunayake ,International Airport by Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe and government officials .He was later went to President's office in Colombo Fort and on the way hold bi lateral talks with Sri Lankan Premier Ranil Wikramasinghe in the car it has been revealed .

On his way to the President's office to meet President Maithripala SIRISENA Indian Prime Minister Had unexpectedly visited the Saint Anthony's Church in Kochchikade to see the activities there after the Easter Sunday attacks .He was accompanied their by Sri Lankan Premier Wikramasinghe and Colombo Archbishop Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith.

After spending some time there Premier ModI visited President Sirisena at President's office where he was received a red carpet welcome .Later the two leaders held bilateral lateral talks .

He had also held a short discussion with Tamil National Alliance Leader R.Sambandhan and MP's of the alliance at Indian High Commission this evening and promised that India will assist to find a political solution for the Ethnic conflict in North and East .