Prime Minister thanks New Zealand Envoy for his contributions for strengthening bilateral ties
The outgoing New Zealand High Commissioner Michael Appleton paid a farewell call on Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena at the Temple Trees in Colombo on Tuesday (January 2). He thanked the government for its decision to reopen its Embassy in New Zealand shortly.
He said Sri Lanka has achieved remarkable recovery to face the Covid 19 challenges and the unprecedented economic crisis. “When I arrived in Sri Lanka 3 years ago, the country was reeling under the impact of Covid pandemic and I had to stay in a hotel room under quarantine. Now at the time I am leaving, the tourists are arriving in large numbers as you have managed the crisis well,” High Commissioner Appleton said. He thanked the Prime Minister for the continuous c MORE >>