British Minister Alok Sharma cancels his visit to SL

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British Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister for Asia and the Pacific Alok Sharma has cancelled his visit to Sri Lanka after the British Prime Minister announced a snap election, the British High Commission in Colombo said today.

He was to visit Sri Lanka from Thursday to Saturday this week.

Minister Sharma was scheduled to deliver a speech under the theme ‘Opportunities and Challenges in a Post-Brexit World’ at the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute, Colombo 07 on Friday.

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Asoka Wednesday, 19 April 2017 04:12 PM

I personally never forgive India for helping LTTE and invading Sri Lankan air space.

Asoka Wednesday, 19 April 2017 04:15 PM

Better...the only thing we want from India is to stop interfere in Sri Lanka's internal issues. That is the biggest help we need.

gamini Wednesday, 19 April 2017 04:16 PM

you left out the Defence minister of Canada who is a Sikh

Justica USA. Wednesday, 19 April 2017 01:33 PM

thanks for not coming...interesting how politics is outsourced too ...yes to Indians....Alik Sharma for UK.....Atul Keshap for USA....India has pawns all over the wide spectrum....can check mate anyone anytime.. SL be better behaved... via DM Android App

Ashok Wednesday, 19 April 2017 03:01 PM

You forgot the Indian origin Nikki Haley the U.S. Permanent Representative at the UN who bashed our soldiers in Haiti for rape

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