Sri Lankans to vote for change in parliament poll, discarding decades of dynastic politics
Sri Lanka votes to elect a new parliament this week in a snap general election called by its Marxist-leaning president who wants a fresh mandate in the legislature to drive economic reforms in the debt-ridden island nation.
Sri Lankans to vote for change in parliamentary election
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remain neutral on the Ukrainian issue, Russian Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives Levan Dzhagaryan told TASS. "As for the conflict in Ukraine, we are pleased to see that despite Western ...
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