President Gotabaya Rajapaksa says that Australia has pledged assistance for strategic investments and promotion in the education sector in the island nation. This comes after Australian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka David Holly met President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat on Monday. “Further the Australian High Commissioner pledged assistance for strategic investments & education sector promotion in Sri Lanka. Australian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka David Holly expressed these views when he called on the President, the PMD reported. Recalling the 75 years of friendly relations between Australia and Sri Lanka, High Commissioner Holly said that a plane carrying a consignment of medical equipment donated by the Australian Government for COVID treatment will arrive in Sri Lanka on June 3rd.

Source: The Nation June 01, 2021 12:03 UTC