Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 23 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release:
The 60th National Day of the Republic of Maldives was celebrated with grandeur and diplomatic fervor at a formal ceremony held at the Cinnamon Life - City of Dreams Hotel in Colombo yesterday (Jul 22). Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) also attended the ceremony held last evening.
His Excellency Masood Imad, Ambassador of the Maldives to Sri Lanka, officially welcomed dignitaries, diplomats, and invited guests to the occasion.
Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development, Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe, graced the occasion as the Chief Guest.
Organized by the High Commission of the...