UNITED NATIONS, CMC – Sri Lanka has established formal diplomatic relations with St. Vincent and the Grenadines. In a statement issued here on Tuesday, Sri Lanka’s External Affairs Ministry said the relations have been established with a view to promote trade and sports. The joint communique was signed by Sri Lanka’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Palitha Kohana and his Vincentian counterpart, Camillo Gonsalves. “Both ambassadors expressed satisfaction that the two countries have established diplomatic relations and hoped that this would continue to further build on the bilateral relationship which already exists between the two as members of the Commonwealth and the UN,” the statement said. It said the envoys also discussed further strengthening bilateral ties, especially through sports. (Entire article)