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Court circuit – Embassy 23 – February 2010


High Commissioner Jayasinge and his wife Indira welcome the Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps Charles Gray

Sri Lankan harmony
Sri Lanka celebrated its first post-war national day with a colourful cultural programme including dance performances from both the Sinhalese and Tamil communities as well as a delicious range of freshly prepared spicy curries and Sri Lanka’s famous hoppers – rice pancakes with eggs.

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The High Commissioner for Malawi Dr Francis Moto, Libyan Ambassador Omar Jelban and the High Commissioner for Brunei Dato Maidin Hashim


High Commissioner Jayasinge and his wife Indira greet the Ambassador of Russia Yuri Fedotov


Sri Lankan curry being served up


Guests were treated to traditional Sri Lankan ‘hoppers’


Commonwealth Dean, the High Commissioner for Guyana Laleshwar Singh, the High Commissioner for Antigua and Barbuda Dr Carl Roberts, Ahmed Shiaan (Maldives) and Michael Bunston of the International Tea Committee


A traditional Sinhalese performance of drums, dance and singing

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The Ambassador of Kuwait and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Khaled Al Duwaisan and the Bahraini Ambassador Shaikh Khalifa


Iced-tea cocktails were on offer to cool guests down after a hot Sri Lankan curry


Dancers perform a Kandyan dance


The Bharatanatyam dance, originating from Sri Lanka’s Tamil community


Viji Jayasekera and Dilihi Senaratne

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