{"id":37194,"date":"2015-01-12T16:30:26","date_gmt":"2015-01-12T21:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=37194"},"modified":"2015-01-12T16:30:43","modified_gmt":"2015-01-12T21:30:43","slug":"president-sirisena-as-the-new-sri-lankan-head-of-state-will-replace-mahinda-rajapaksa-as-chair-in-office-of-the-commonwealth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=37194","title":{"rendered":"President Maithripala Sirisena as the new Sri Lankan Head of State will Replace Mahinda Rajapaksa as Chair in Office of the Commonwealth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The newly elected President of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena with his victory will also assume the position of Chair-in-Office in the Commonwealth, a report published by the Policy Research &#038; Information Unit of the Presidential Secretariat (PRIU) said yesterday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Issuing a congratulatory message to the new President, Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma said he looks forward to working with Sirisena and his Government, both in his capacity as President of Sri Lanka and as Commonwealth Chair-in-Office.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Commonwealth Secretary-General congratulated the new President on his success in the 8 January presidential election and his assumption of office.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I extend my warm congratulations to President Sirisena and wish him success in the tasks that lie ahead as he takes office. I look forward to working with him and his Government, both in his capacity as President of Sri Lanka and as Commonwealth Chair-in-Office. I also look forward to welcoming him to next Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Malta in November 2015.&#8221; the Secretary-General said.<\/p>\n<p>The Secretary-General commended the work and contribution of the Commonwealth Observer Group for the election and, in a telephone conversation, thanked President Bharrat Jagdeo for his leadership of the Group. He said he looks forward to receiving the Group\u2019s findings and recommendations.<\/p>\n<p>He also applauded &#8220;President Rajapaksa, who swiftly honored the democratic verdict of the people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Courtesy:The Island<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"tweetbutton37194\" class=\"tw_button\" style=\"float:right;margin-left:10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdbsjeyaraj.com%2Fdbsj%2F%3Fp%3D37194&amp;text=President%20Maithripala%20Sirisena%20as%20the%20new%20Sri%20Lankan%20Head%20of%20State%20will%20Replace%20Mahinda%20Rajapaksa%20as%20Chair%20in...%20&amp;related=&amp;lang=en&amp;count=horizontal\" class=\"twitter-share-button\"  style=\"width:55px;height:22px;background:transparent url('https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-tweet-button\/tweetn.png') no-repeat  0 0;text-align:left;text-indent:-9999px;display:block;\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The newly elected President of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena with his victory will also assume the position of Chair-in-Office in the Commonwealth, a report published by the Policy Research &#038; Information Unit of the Presidential Secretariat (PRIU) said yesterday. 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