{"id":27197,"date":"2024-10-10T20:54:05","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T15:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lankatruth.com\/en\/?p=27197"},"modified":"2024-10-10T20:54:08","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T15:24:08","slug":"swiss-ambassador-meets-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lankatruth.com\/en\/?p=27197","title":{"rendered":"Swiss Ambassador Meets President"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Switzerland to Sri Lanka Dr. (Ms.) Siri Walt met President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday (09). During the meeting, Ambassador Walt congratulated President Dissanayake on his recent election victory and conveyed best wishes on behalf of the Government and the people of Switzerland.<br \/>Ambassador Walt reaffirmed Switzerland&#8217;s commitment to supporting Sri Lanka, particularly through the ongoing IMF program, and expressed Switzerland&#8217;s readiness to assist President Dissanayake&#8217;s efforts to combat corruption. She also emphasized Switzerland&#8217;s expertise in foreign direct investments (FDI) and tourism and offered assistance to Sri Lanka in these sectors to promote economic growth.<br \/>Further areas of collaboration discussed included constitutional reforms and labour migration. Ambassador Walt noted Sri Lanka&#8217;s potential in these areas and pledged Switzerland&#8217;s support in facilitating progress.<br \/>The meeting emphasized the solid diplomatic ties between Sri Lanka and Switzerland and highlighted the ongoing partnership to foster sustainable development and governance improvements in Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lankatruth.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/swi2.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/lankatruth.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/swi2-1024x559.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lankatruth.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/swi2-1024x559.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lankatruth.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/swi2-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lankatruth.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/swi2-768x419.jpg 768w, 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