Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa briefed UNESCO’s Cultural Ministers on the steps taken by Sri Lanka to protect the cultural sector in the face of the ongoing global pandemic.
PM briefs UNESCO on steps taken to protect Sri Lanka’s cultural sector
Colombo Gazette,
23 April 2020, Sri Lanka
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