Nonis has not resigned: Keheliya

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Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to Britain, Chris Nonis has not tendered his resignation to the External Affairs Ministry as reported in the foreign media, Government Spokesman and Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said today.

He said this in response to a question asked by the media at today’s cabinet briefing as to whether Dr.Nonis had resigned from his post.

The minister said it was reported that there had been some misunderstanding and a heated argument between one of the delegates who participated in the UN General Assembly Sessions and Dr. Nonis but he had not tendered his resignation.

When asked who was the delegate involved in the incident, Minister Rambukwella declined to reveal the name and said an investigation would be conducted into the incident.

However, foreign media citing a senior official of the Ministry of External Affairs had reported that Dr. Nonis had tendered his resignation to the Ministry.(Ajith Siriwardana)

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