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Sri Lanka's support vital in battling IS: Russia

Xinhua, December 2, 2015 Adjust font size:

The support of the Sri Lankan parliament is vital in the battle against the Islamic State (IS) terrorists, a Russian delegation which concluded their official trip to Sri Lanka on Wednesday said.

The five member delegation led by Ilyas Mahomed-Salomovich Umakhanov, vice chairman of the Council of the Federation of the Federal Assembly was in Sri Lanka from Nov. 30 to Dec. 2, the Foreign Ministry said.

The delegation visited Sri Lanka on the invitation of Speaker of Parliament Karu Jayasuriya.

Addressing a function at the Sri Lankan parliamentary complex, Umakhanov said that Sri Lanka's own experience in defeating the Tamil Tiger rebels was important in the elimination of terrorism from the world and the support of the Sri Lankan Parliament was vital in the battle against IS terrorists.

During their visit, the Russian delegation held meetings with Speaker Jayasuriya, Deputy Speaker Thilanga Sumathipala and also called on Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera.

The delegation also held discussions with the Sri Lanka-Russia Parliamentary Friendship Association, the Foreign Ministry said. Endit