{"id":184170,"date":"2020-02-02T18:42:43","date_gmt":"2020-02-02T16:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sana.sy\/en\/?p=184170"},"modified":"2020-02-02T22:47:08","modified_gmt":"2020-02-02T20:47:08","slug":"sri-lanka-embassy-in-damascus-organizes-reception-on-occasion-of-national-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/?p=184170","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lanka Embassy in Damascus organizes reception on occasion of national day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Damascus, SANA \u2013 The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Damascus organized a reception at Cham Hotel on Sunday evening on occasion of the 72nd anniversary of Sri Lanka\u2019s Independence Day.<\/p>\n<p>Sri Lanka\u2019s Ambassador Deepthika P. C. W. Karunarante stressed in a speech the need to bolster and develop bilateral relations, noting that Syria has been a good friend of Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Sri-Lanka-reception-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-184172\" src=\"https:\/\/sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Sri-Lanka-reception-2-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Sri-Lanka-reception-2-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Sri-Lanka-reception-2.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>She said that her appointment as ambassador to Syria is an important event in diplomatic relations between the two countries, pointing out to the recovery witnessed in Syria and the return of security and stability to most its areas.<\/p>\n<p>For his part, Deputy 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