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Sri Lanka to participate in the ASEAN conference in Manila
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SLNF on 01 August, 2007 09:36:00
 
The annual conference of the Association of South East Asian Countries opens
tomorrow in the Philippines capital Manila. Sri Lanka is participating in it for
the first time.
Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama said, that Sri Lanka is elected
to be the 27th member country of ASEAN and issues of threats to security and
suppression of terrorism would be taken up for discussion. Sri Lanka will share
its experience on terrorism and would anticipate the cooperation of ASEAN
countries to resolve our issues.