Worldwide Minister Ali Sabry met Dr. Peter Ramsauer, Member of the Worldwide Affairs Committee of the German Parliament answerable for bilateral relations with Sri Lanka on the Ministry of Worldwide Affairs all through his go to to Sri Lanka from 15 to 18 February 2023.
Discussions with the German delegation centred spherical extra growing the cordial relations that exist between the two worldwide areas, notably inside the context of the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Sri Lanka and Germany being commemorated this yr.
Whereas appreciating Germany’s longstanding enchancment cooperation partnership with Sri Lanka, Minister Sabry highlighted the quite a few contribution to the monetary system through the enlargement of vocational teaching provided by the German Technical Teaching Institutes positioned all through the nation. The Worldwide Minister welcomed the shut collaboration between the two worldwide areas on a lot of initiatives and reviewed progress on the “Helmut Kohl” Maternity Hospital in Galle. The two sides talked about avenues for growing cooperation in commerce & funding, tourism and parliamentary affairs. The Worldwide Minister briefed the German side on current political developments inside the nation, along with on measures taken to revive peace and stability, discussions with the IMF, and progress on debt restructuring.
Dr. Ramsauer was accompanied by the Ambassador of Germany to Sri Lanka Holger Seubert and former Member of Parliament and current Honorary Consul for Sri Lanka in Munich Dagmar Wöhrl. Senior officers of the Ministry of Worldwide Affairs have been moreover present on the meeting.
All through the go to, Dr Ramsauer moreover paid a courtesy title on President Ranil Wickremesinghe. The visiting envoy and the delegation moreover met the State Minister of Worldwide Affairs Tharaka Balasuriya.
Ministry of Worldwide Affairs
Colombo
21 February, 2023
