Impeachment inquiry: Trump ‘asked for probe in Ukraine with envoy’
(UTV|COLOMBO) – A US diplomat told Donald Trump Ukraine would carry out investigations the president had asked for, a US official testified at the impeachment inquiry....
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Trump impeachment inquiry: Envoy ‘intimidated’ by tweets during testimony
(UTV|COLOMBO) – US President Donald Trump has attacked the former US ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, on Twitter, in the middle of her testimony to...
UN envoy appreciates govt.’s efforts to guarantee safety
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Ahmed Shaheed called on Minister Tilak Marapana at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,...
UN special envoy awaits Houthis at Yemen peace talks in Geneva
UTV | COLOMBO – The United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths has discussed issues including prisoners, humanitarian access and the reopening of Sanaa...
SL’s leadership of CCM could serve as catalyst for other countries: Envoy
UTV | COLOMBO – Sri Lanka’s leadership of the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) could serve as a catalyst for and inspire other countries to...
UN chief set to appoint UK’s Griffiths as Yemen envoy
UTV | SANA – War-wracked Yemen is what the UN calls the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the Security Council...
Delegation of SL-Pak Friendship, Trade and Investment Association meets Pak Envoy
UTV|COLOMBO – A delegation of Sri Lanka Pakistan Friendship, Trade and Investment Association met the High Commissioner of Pakistan, Dr. Shahid Ahmad Hashmat at the...
Russia’s U.N. envoy Churkin dies suddenly in New York
(UDHAYAM, NEW YORK) – Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations has died. Vitaly Churkin, who would have celebrated his 65th birthday on Tuesday, died suddenly...
Britain’s EU envoy abruptly resigns
(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – Britain’s ambassador to the European Union, who sometimes clashed with London over its approach to Europe, abruptly resigned less than three months...