The Cabinet has approved the establishment of a new office as a central coordination center to obtain assistance from Sri Lankans living abroad.
The President proposed this in the 2022 Interim Budget.
Accordingly, the proposal presented by Foreign Affairs Minister Ali Sabry to establish the proposed “Office for the Affairs of Sri Lankans Abroad” under the Presidential Secretariat to get the contribution of 3 million Sri Lankans living abroad for the development of the country was approved by the Cabinet.
(Ada Derana)
