UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Minister arrives in Sri Lanka

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UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Minister for the Indo-Pacific Anne-Marie Trevelyan arrived in Sri Lanka today, the British High Commission said.

The three-day visit to Colombo and Jaffna marks the celebration of 75 years of diplomatic relations between the UK and Sri Lanka and is the Minister’s first visit to Sri Lanka in her role.

Minister Trevelyan will emphasise the UK’s long-term commitment to the region at the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Ministerial meeting hosted by Sri Lanka.

Minister Trevelyan will also seek to strengthen IORA work on climate mitigation.

Through collaborative programmes that underpin biodiversity objectives and the Glasgow Pact (agreed at COP26), the Minister will highlight UK support for Sri Lanka’s environmental work.

This builds on the UK’s strong track record as the first major economy to legislate for Net Zero, cutting carbon emissions faster than any other G7 country.
Indo-Pacific Minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan said:

"As the UK celebrates 75 years of diplomatic relations with Sri Lanka, we're working together on climate action, peacebuilding and human rights.

“Through key regional forums like IORA, we can accelerate progress towards enhanced security for the Indian Ocean region, collaborate on shared climate goals
and on boosting maritime security.”

While in Colombo, Minister Trevelyan will meet members of the Sri Lankan government including President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Foreign Minister Ali Sabry as well as
businesses and civil society. Discussions will focus on climate finance and green growth, bilateral trade discussions, human rights, justice reform and opportunities to enhance UK-Sri Lanka diplomatic ties.

Travelling to Jaffna, in the Northern Province, Trevelyan will meet with Governor P. S. M. Charles and regional parliamentarians, civil society and the local business community.

She will visit a land mine clearance site in Muhamalai to see demining and sustainable resettlement work which is supported through the UK’s Conflict, Security and Stability Fund (CSSF).

Following her engagements in Sri-Lanka, the Minister will travel to India as part of a wider trip to reaffirm the UK’s commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Comments - 5

Joe Tuesday, 10 October 2023 02:40 PM

Built on slave labour and intimidation, British time on world stage has come crashing down. She's only sent here to show us that the ailing old man is still relevant. Using the old tools of stirring up ethnic tensions and cozing upto the minorities, she will try to still keep us under the now irrelevant commonwealth umbrella. Hope Ranil sees through her tell the British thanks but no thanks.

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K Tuesday, 10 October 2023 03:45 PM

UK only talks must be for good Holiday and just talk and promise...what has UK done to help....

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M Tuesday, 10 October 2023 04:56 PM

Has come to teach our Government how to close down Police Stations, Bus Routes, Shops

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Patcitz Tuesday, 10 October 2023 11:51 PM

Undoubtedly, his plans to visit Jaffna are to incite US-style violence in Sri Lanka, colluding with the Tamil Tiger terror group and disrupting the country's peaceful environment.

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An intelligent historian from abroad Wednesday, 11 October 2023 12:54 PM

@ Patcitz- any foreign person visiting the North and East, I notice, people like you get a high blood pressure. This shows your guilty conscience. It’s Britain who gave independence without giving back the two states it conquered. There is no peaceful environment in Sri Lanka since independence. See what happened in Middle East. Do you remember the 30 year war in SL ? Be intelligent and subscribe to a two state one country policy now in your SL. You postpone it and even the whole of SL, colonised by the majority race, disaster WILL STRIKE AGAIN EVEN AFTER 50 years.

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