INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Local Government of New Zealand Nanaia Mahuta today announced the contribution of NZD 800,000
(approximately LKR 181 million) to UNICEF Sri Lanka to help Sri Lankan children who have been badly impacted by the ongoing economic
crisis.This brings the total support extended by New Zealand in response to the crisis to NZD 1.3 million (approximately LKR 293
between Minister of Foreign Affairs G.L
Peiris and New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta yesterday on the sidelines of the CHOGM Summit in Kigali, Rwanda.Minister Peiris
briefed his New Zealand counterpart about the staff-level discussions currently taking place with the IMF in Colombo and the support which
the country is receiving from bilateral donors as well as multilateral institutions in respect of supplies of food, fuel and medicines.He
underlined the importance of bridging finance during the next few weeks
The New Zealand Foreign Minister agreed to look into the possibility of support from New Zealand and the Commonwealth.Minister Peiris
aggravated by the impact of COVID-19.The two Ministers discussed cooperation in the fields of higher education and vocational education with
an emphasis on disciplines like computer and information technology intended to make education more relevant from the standpoint of
They also discussed cooperation in ocean-related issues, given the importance both Sri Lanka and New Zealand attach to matters such as
climate change, global warming and conservation of ocean resources.The two Ministers shared thoughts about the future of the Commonwealth as
a force for the good of humanity in the modern world.Foreign Minister also held bilateral discussions with Minister of Foreign Affairs,
International Business and Diaspora Relations of Dominica Dr
Kenneth Melchoir Darroux on closer collaboration with the Caribbean region in the fields of trade, tourism and working together in
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