The Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva
Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva criticized the Government for not clearly articulating its foreign policy or linking it to the Budget allocations for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism. He acknowledged references to bilateral discussions and foreign visits but argued that these did not amount to a substantive explanation of policy priorities or spending rationale.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 I am going to concentrate only on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism this afternoon, Hon. Deputy Chairperson. I listened to the Hon. Minister. I was hoping that he would explain this Government’s Foreign Policy and based on that, would justify the kind of allocations made in the Budget. Yes, he did speak about some matters — about bilateral discussions and foreign visits — but, I am sorry to say, he did not really...
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- Hansard, Monday, 17 November 2025 ·No. 22912 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 17 November 2025. No. 22912. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/2569