Friday, February 5, 2016

Sri Lankan Ambassador In Saudi Arabia Unveils Welfare Plan For Island's Expat Workers

Sri Lankan Ambassador Azim Thassim told his comrades in the Kingdom that his main goal has chalked out a 20/20 plan to advance reciprocal relations with the Kingdom and to work for the welfare of the island's 500,000 laborers in Saudi Arabia.

The agent was tending to the Sri Lankan group on the event of his nation's 68th commemoration of its Independence Day on Thursday.
An extensive social occasion of the Lankan group, including schoolchildren and Saudi representatives, graced the vivid function sorted out by the mission.





Around 33% of the Sri Lankan populace of 1.5 million abroad laborers are packed in the Kingdom.

Ostracizes from all kinds of different backgrounds were available at the morning capacity to meet and welcome each other on this favorable event.

Thassim, who likewise re-propelled the mission's site with new elements, said the site will give a knowledge into the exercises of the mission. "It gives an entry to find out about the offices and administrations rendered by the mission for the welfare of specialists."

The emissary called upon his group individuals to develop the different undertakings reserved amid the following five years.

"We require proficient help in social, social, financial and instructive fields from our compatriots in the Kingdom," he said, focusing on that the ostracize group can help the nation and the host nation in their walk toward national improvement.

He likewise declared that notwithstanding the two group schools in Riyadh and Jeddah, the mission has gotten a permit to work another school in Dammam. "Courses of action are being made to open this school amid the new scholarly year," he included.

To start the day's occasion, the minister spread out the national banner in the midst of the beat of drums (Magul bera). At that point group individuals joined the choir of the Sri Lankan International School in Riyadh to sing the national song of praise. It was trailed by the presentation of Jayamangala Gatha and recognition of two-minutes hush in memory of fallen legends. "This was done as a characteristic of appreciation to each one of those, who relinquished their lives for the purpose of the country," the emissary said.

Talking promote, the represetative noticed that the new government under the authority of President Maithripala Sirisena, bolstered by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, is working as an inseparable unit to make another political society, monetary framework and collective concordance in the nation.

"Great administration (Yahapalanaya) is the witticism of the present government. Taking after the end of the war, we had gigantic improvement drives and ventures. Around a large portion of 10 years after the fact, now the nation is driven toward the wonderful objectives of good administration and social equity where huge outlook changes in social, financial and political stadiums are at their day break," he closed.

In Jeddah, acting Consul General M.S.M. Ansar, lifted the national banner at the department. More than 100 ostracizes in the western area were available at the morning capacity to meet and welcome individual Sri Lankans.

Common Sri Lankan dishes were served to visitors at both the capacities held in Riyadh and Jeddah. They included kiribath with katta sambol, kevum, dodal and kokis.