India’s National Security Advisor, Foreign Secretary and Defence Secretary visit Sri Lanka; Sri Lankan Minister of Foreign Employment, Promotion and Welfare visited Qatar; Tuticorin -- Sri Lanka ferry service postponed; A team of fifteen officials from th
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    • Reports noted that India’s National Security Advisor Shiv Shankar Menon, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao and Defence Secretary Pradeep Kumar visited Sri Lanka on May, 13. 1 Meanwhile, Sri Lankan Minister of Foreign Employment, Promotion and Welfare, Dilan Perera left for Qatar for a five-day visit to discuss employment opportunities there. 2

    In another development, the much awaited Tuticorin -- Sri Lanka Ferry Service, which was scheduled to begin operations on May 11, 2011, has been postponed because of the low demand for seats. 3

    According to reports, a team of fifteen officials from the Disaster Management Ministry had left for Japan to help in relief operations in the areas affected by the recent earthquake and the subsequent tsunami. This team would help in debris clearance operations in Ishinomaki in the Miyagi prefecture for about two weeks starting from May 13, in collaboration with ‘Peace Boat’, a Non-Governmental Organization. 4

    In other developments, Sri Lanka lodged an official bid with the Commonwealth Games Federation in Kuala Lumpur on May 11, 2011 to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games, with Hambantota being likely to be made the host city for the event if the bid succeeds.5

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