REMARKS AT THE LAUNCH OF THE SRI LANKAN BORDER RISK ASSESSMENT CENTRE – COLOMBO, SRI LANKA

KAREN ANDREWS: Thank you Minister Rajapaksa. It’s a pleasure to be here today to participate in the formal opening of the Sri Lankan Border Risk Assessment Centre – or BRAC. The BRAC will significantly strengthen Sri Lanka’s border to criminals, smugglers, and terrorists, while also streamlining the entry and exit of traders, travellers, and tourists –…

Joint communique from the Hon Karen Andrews MP, Australian Minister for Home Affairs and the Hon Chamal Rajapaksa MP, Sri Lankan State Minister of Home Affairs

Australia’s Minister for Home Affairs, the Hon Karen Andrews MP, paid a visit to Colombo, Sri Lanka, from 18 to 21 December 2021, on the eve of the 75th anniversary of bilateral relations in 2022.  Minister Andrews called on the President of Sri Lanka, His Excellency Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prof G.…