Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe who is currently in Australia on an official visit received an honorary doctorate in law at a graduation ceremony at Deakin University in Geelong today. The award recognises his efforts to help Sri Lanka transition from a country traumatized by protracted, violent conflict toward a stable democracy. Prime minister and his eight member delegation arrived in Melbourne on Monday night. Premier Wickremesinghe will head to Canberra for a reception with his Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull to commemorate 70 years of Australian-Sri Lankan diplomatic relations this afternoon. The pair will engage in a spot of cricket diplomacy later this week when Sri Lanka takes on the Prime Minister’s XI team at Manuka Oval in Canberra.

Source: The Nation February 14, 2017 06:27 UTC