Ministry of Health, Nutrition & Indigenous Medicine of Sri Lanka is focusing on improvement of the quality of health care delivery and also keen to introduce new technological advancement in the field of medicine in the context of increasing non communicable diseases including heart disease, stroke and cancers.

Bilateral negotiations between the delegations of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and Ukraine on draft Treaties on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters and Extradition
From 4th – 8th April 2016 at the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine the delegations of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and Ukraine held negotiations with the aim to elaborate the text of the Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters and the text of the Treaty on Extradition between the democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and Ukraine.

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In a difficult economic situation, Russia continues to search for new markets and promotes cooperation with long-standing trade partners. His Excellency Dr. Saman Weerasinghe, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation tells Russian Business Guide about plans for active cooperation between the two countries.

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Industry and Commerce Secretary T.M.K.B. Thennakoon (right) and Russian Agriculture Deputy Minister and Head of Federal Agency for Fishery Ilya Shestakov (left) exchanging the agreed minutes of first Sri Lanka-Russia Intergovernmental Joint Commission on Trade, Economic, Science and Technical Cooperation in Moscow on February 12

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Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation Dr. Saman Weerasinghe called on Russian Federation Chamber of Commerce and Industry Vice President G. Petrov recently. Chamber of Commerce Deputy Director Tatiana Legchilina and several representatives from the tourism, gem and jewellery and air services from the Russian Federation were present.

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A cultural event titled “Sri Lanka Night 2016” was held in Moscow on 19 February 2016 to commemorate Sri Lanka’s 68th National Day and the 59th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Sri Lanka and the Russian Federation.