Secretary-General of Parliament Mr. Dhammika Dasanayake said that four Secretaries to Ministries, a Chairman to an institution and an Ambassador were granted approved by the Committee on High Posts recently (22).

Accordingly, the appointment of Mr. Udaya Indrarathna was approved as the Ambassador of Sri Lanka to United Arab Emirates by the Committee on High Posts.

Furthermore, Mr. W. A. Chulananda Perera as the Secretary to the Ministry of Tourism and Lands, Mrs. Aruni Wijewardane as the Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mrs. J.M. T. Jayasundara as the Secretary to the Ministry of Industries, Mr. N. D. Gunawardene as the Secretary to the Ministry of Technology received the approval of the Committee on High Posts

Moreover, the appointments of Mr. K. A. Wimal Rupasinghe as the National Paper Company Limited chairman and Mr. Kanchana Ratwatte as the chairman of the Bank of Ceylon was also approved.

The Committee on High Posts met in the Parliament recently (22) under the chairmanship of the Speaker Hon. Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana. Ministers Hon. Nimal Siripala de Silva, Hon. Keheliya Rambukwella, Hon. Vidura Wickramanayaka, Members of Parliament Hon. Chamal Rajapaksa, Hon. John Seneviratne, Hon. Thalatha Athukorala, Hon. (Dr.) Sudarshini Fernandopulle, Hon. Rishad Bathiudeen, Hon. Udaya Gammanpila, Hon. Dharmalingam Siddarthan were present at the meeting held.

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