Those joining Foreign Service should know karate – UNP
UNP Kandy District MP Lakshman Kiriella yesterday lambasted the government for what he called rapid deterioration of Sri Lanka’s Foreign Service which, he said, had hit the rock bottom. MP Kiriella was participating in the committee stage debate on Budget 2015 under the expenditure heads of the Ministry of External Affairs. He alleged that political interference had ruined the Foreign Service which had once received accolades from the international community for its efficiency and professionalism. Referring to a recent incident involving Sri Lanka’s former High Commissioner in the UK Dr Chris Nonis and Monitoring MP for the Ministry of External Affairs Sajin Vass Gunawardena, MP Kiriella said: “Time was when those who applied for joining for the Foreign was asked whether they were proficient in […]