Diplomatic Circles

Sri Lanka’s new envoy talks renewed engagement, Canadian assistance amid collapse of government

In a broad-ranging interview, Sri Lankan High Commissioner Harsha Kumara Navaratne talks about his country's economic crisis, human rights, and Canada's Indo-Pacific strategy.

Sri Lankan High Commissioner Harsha Kumara Navaratne said he expects to hold his posting in Ottawa for only a year. The Hill Times photograph by Neil Moss

Feature

BY NEIL MOSS

May 11, 2022

Days before Sri Lanka’s prime minister resigned against a backdrop of a growing economic crisis and protracted protests, the country’s new high commissioner in Ottawa said he hoped Canada would help the crisis by providing needed medicine and agriculture supplies. Sri Lankan prime minister

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