President Maithripala Sirisena has appointed businessman A. S. P. Liyanage as the Sri Lankan Ambassador to Qatar, Mr. Liyanage told the Daily Mirror today. He said the appointment was made at a function held at the Presidential Secretariat today. Parliament’s High Posts Committee decided to examine the nomination of Mr. Liyanage as the country’s ambassador to Qatar, in January this year. (Darshana Sanjeewa)
