Singapore to assist Sri Lanka in strengthening anti-corruption measures

Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera with Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan at the Foreign Ministry in Singapore on Friday

Singapore has agreed to assist Sri Lanka in its efforts to strengthen anti-corruption measures when Sri Lanka’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mangala Samaraweera held talks with his Singaporean counterpart, Minister Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan.

Minister Mangala Samaraweera made an introductory visit to Singapore from 12-13 November and Minister Balakrishnan hosted the Sri Lankan Minister to a welcome lunch during the visit.

At the meeting, the two sides reaffirmed the excellent bilateral relations between Singapore and Sri Lanka and explored ways to further strengthen cooperation, including through Sri Lanka’s ongoing efforts to restructure its Foreign Ministry as well as capacity-building in anti-corruption measures, the Singapore Foreign Ministry said.

Minister Samaraweera also called on Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law K. Shanmugam and met Attorney-General V.K. Rajah on 13 November.

He visited the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) for a briefing on Singapore’s anti-corruption measures on the same day. In addition, Samaraweera delivered a public lecture on ‘Politics and Development in Sri Lanka’ organised by the Institute of South Asian Studies on 12 November.