The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has decided to recall Ambassadors and High Commissioners from 15 countries.
As detailed in a letter in this regard has been issued by the Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
This decision affects officials in positions that are not part of the Sri Lanka Foreign Service.
Notable individuals among those recalled include:
Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York and former Chief Justice Mohan Peiris.
British High Commissioner and former Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama.
Indian High Commissioner, Former Ambassador Kshenuka Senewiratne.
Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to Australia and former Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chitranganee Wagiswara.
Ambassador to Japan Rodney Perera.
Former Air Force Chief, Sumangala Dias as Malaysian High Commissioner.
Ambassador of Nepal, Former Air Force Commander, Sudarshana Pathirana.
Former Navy Commander, Nishantha Ulugethenna Cuban Ambassador.
Former Navy Commander Ravindra Wijegunaratne, as High Commissioner of Pakistan.
Uday Indraratne as Ambassador of The United Arab Emirates.
High Commissioner of Kenya V. Kananathan.
Brother of the former President Mahinda Rajapaksa's wife, High Commissioner of Seychelles Srimal Wickramasinghe.
Iranian Ambassador Mohammad Shahid.
The Ministry has said that based on the advice of the subject minister Vijitha Herath, suitable candidates from the Foreign Service will be appointed to these positions in the future.
(newsfirst.lk)
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