{"id":149609,"date":"2015-08-24T13:27:28","date_gmt":"2015-08-24T07:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=149609"},"modified":"2015-08-24T15:27:04","modified_gmt":"2015-08-24T09:57:04","slug":"mangala-appointed-foreign-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/mangala-appointed-foreign-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"Mangala Appointed Foreign Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Mangala+Samaraweera&amp;x=10&amp;y=6\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mangala Samaraweera<\/span><\/a> MP was appointed today as Sri Lanka\u2019s Foreign Minister.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37181\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/mangala-s-colombotelegraph.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37181\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-37181\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/mangala-s-colombotelegraph-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Mangala Samaraweera -Minister of External Affairs \" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/mangala-s-colombotelegraph-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/mangala-s-colombotelegraph-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-37181\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mangala Samaraweera -Minister of External Affairs<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This is the third time Minister Samaraweera will hold the portfolio, having held it for the first time between November 2005 and January 2007, and for the second time between January 2015 and August 2015.<\/p>\n<p>After the ceremony, Minister Samaraweera said that he would \u201cbuild, with even greater vigour, on the tremendous goodwill the international community extended to Sri Lanka after the January 8 revolution\u201d, adding that, \u201cthis intensification of engagement and strengthening of relations will be made possible by the political stability arising from the decisive mandate given by the people in the general election\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He said that he would \u201cplace economic diplomacy at the centre of Sri Lanka\u2019s foreign affairs &#8211; focusing on promoting trade, tourism and investment\u201d. Minister Samaraweera also noted that \u201crestructuring the Foreign Ministry and the rationalization of Sri Lanka\u2019s diplomatic missions abroad was an urgent priority\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Two other MPs were also sworn in as ministers of the new government. Wijedasa\u00a0Rajapakshe as Justice Minister and D.M. 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