MOHAMMED RASOOLDEEN
COLOMBO : Foreign Ministry spokesman Sugeeshwara Gunaratne said the handpicked missions include the Sri Lankan Consulate in Frankfurt, the Embassy in Nigeria, and the Sri Lankan Consulate in Cyprus. Under the proposed arrangement, the operations of the Consulate in Frankfurt will be shifted to Berlin and the other two missions in Cyprus and Nigeria will be closed as part of the Ministry’s cost-cutting process.
It is estimated that around Rs.11 billion could be saved from this arrangement.The decision was taken at the Cabinet of Ministers had on Monday (13) and discussed the dollar crisis facing Sri Lanka and measures that need to be taken to address the issue.Cabinet had met on Monday night and the meeting was chaired by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa in the absence of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa had briefed the Cabinet on the status of Sri Lanka’s foreign reserves. The Finance Minister had appreciated the efforts of the Ministries to reduce the government expenses. He said that the efforts had resulted in the Government making huge savings.(CDN)
