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Monday, November 17, 2008 - 04.54 GMT |
Sri Lanka establishes diplomatic relations
with Botswana
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Sri Lanka and Botswana have established
formal diplomatic relations at
ambassadorial. The Joint Communiqué to this
effect was signed on October 27, 2008 by the
Permanent Representatives of Sri Lanka and
Botswana to the United Nations in New York.
A press release by the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, Colombo on November 14 said that
currently, there are approximately 2000 Sri
Lankan nationals living in Botswana, whose
consular needs are looked after by the Sri
Lankan High Commission in South Africa. They
are employed in different fields, in the
public sector and the private sector.
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