Ambassador of Sri Lanka to China Dr Palitha Kohona has virtually assumed duties on Wednesday (16).
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Beijing said the new ambassador was accorded a warm virtual welcome by its staff.
Dr. Kohona was the Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations from 2009 to 2015. Prior to that, he served as the Permanent Secretary to the Foreign Affairs Ministry and as the Secretary-General of the Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process.
Dr Kohona is also the former Head of the UN Treaty Section in New York until 2006.
(Mirror)