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Sri Lanka, South Africa reaffirm commitment to strengthen bilateral ties
Daily FT
|October 08, 2025
SRI Lanka and South Africa have renewed their commitment to deepen diplomatic and people-to-people relations, following the presentation of credentials by Sri Lanka's new High Commissioner to South Africa, Air Chief Marshal (Retd.) Udeni Rajapaksa, to President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Sefako M. Makgatho Presidential Guesthouse in Pretoria.
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During the ceremony, Rajapaksa conveyed the greetings of President Anura Kumara Disanayake and referred to the recent discussion between the two leaders held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on 23 September.
This story is from the October 08, 2025 edition of Daily FT.
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