The Parliamentary Committee on High Posts has granted approval for a number of new diplomatic appointments representing Sri Lanka overseas.
Among the key decisions, the committee endorsed the appointment of M. I. Fazeeha Azmi as Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Iran, while S. K. Chandrasiri received approval to serve as the country’s Ambassador to Israel.
The committee also cleared several other diplomatic postings. Dharshana M. Perera has been approved as the High Commissioner to Malaysia, while D. M. S. P. Dassanayake will serve as Sri Lanka’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva.
Meanwhile, Dayani Mendis has been appointed as Ambassador and Permanent Representative to Austria, and S. P. W. Pathirana will serve as Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Romania.
Additional appointments include N. I. D. Paranavitana as Ambassador and Permanent Representative to Ethiopia and the African Union, Dhammika Fernando as High Commissioner-designate to Kenya, Anura Withanage as Ambassador to Lebanon, and M. Farook M. Fawzer as Sri Lanka’s representative to Palestine.
According to the President’s Media Division, all ambassador-designates held meetings with Anura Kumara Dissanayake before taking up their new diplomatic roles.
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