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| The embassy of Sri Lanka in Brasilia celebrated its national day on February 5th, when the Ambassador from that country, General Suwanda Hennedige received guests for a dinner in his residence at Lago Sul. |
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| Ambassador of Sri Lanka, General Suwanda Hennedige, his wife, Mrs. Sonia Kottegoda and their daughter, Avanthi Kottegoda. |
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| Guests congratulate the hosts. |
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| Second Secretary at the embassy of Sri Lanka, Mrs. Chandra Mudiyangela and her husband, Mr. Jayathilake Mudiyanselage. |
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| Mr. Ihab Ahmed Aboserie Ahmed, Counselor of Egypt and Mr. Abdullah Alowaifeer, Chargé d’Affaires of Saudi Arabia. |
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| Ambassador of Iran, Mr.Seyed Jafar Hashemi and Ambassador of Morocco, Mrs. Farida Jaidi. |
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| The guests had access to folders about Sri Lanka. |
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| Dozens of authorities went to the festivity, among them there were Ambassadors from the Diplomatic Corps of Brasilia and Consular Corps of São Paulo, authorities from the Brazilian government and from the government of Distrito Federal, businessmen and personalities from Brasilia's society. |
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| Ambassador of Serbia, Mr. Dusan Gajic (left), Ambassadress of Serbia, Mrs. Dragana Gajic and Mr. Sabah Al-Wali, Chargé d’Affaires at embassy of Iraq. |
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| Ambassador of Sudan, Mr. Rahamtalla Mohamed Osman, and his wife, Mrs. Amal Hassan M.A. Haimoura. |
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| Mrs. Monika Dilrukshi, Civil Attaché at the embassy of Sri Lanka (left) and Mrs. Ramani Alahakoon. |
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| From left: Ambassador of Vietnam, Mr. Nguyen Tach Dinh, Ambassador of the Philippines, Mrs. Terezita Barsana and Ambassador of Thailand, Mrs. Siree Bunnag. |
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| Ambassador of Uruguay, Mr. Pedro Vaz. |
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| The guests at the official residence's porches. |
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| The guests got together at the halls, porches and gardens of the beautiful residence, where the ambassador was greeted by everyone. The rainless evening with a pleasant summer temperature helped on the special joyful atmosphere of the party. |
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| Moment of joy among ambassadresses from many countries. |
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| Mrs. Ariane Rodrigues da Cunha, staff member of the Embassy of Sri Lanka, was one of the responsible for the event's organization. |
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| Colonel of Brazilian Air Force, Mr. Paulo Botelho (center), his wife, Mrs. Glasemary Botelho and Ambassador of Nigeria, Mr. Kayode Garrick. |
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| President of The Guide Business Consultancy, Mr. Pedro Paulo Moreira, Ambassador of Sri Lanka, General Suwanda Hennedige and his wife, Mrs. Sonia Kottegoda. |
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| After the national anthems from Brazil and Sri Lanka were played, the ambassador gave a quick thanking speech for everyone's presence. He also brought up the terrible Tsunami tragedy that occurred in his country at the end of 2004, and ended his speech by emphasizing the growth of the relations between his country and Brazil. |
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| The national anthems of Brazil and Sri Lanka were played at the event. |
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| Ambassador of Sri Lanka, General Suwanda Hennedige, gives a speech to the guests. |
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| Ambassador of Australia, Mr. Peter Heyward. |
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| Mr. Ihab Ahmed Aboserie Ahmed, Counselor of Egypt, his wife, Mrs. Sahar Mossaad Youssef Behairy (left) and Mrs. Maria Silvia Barbin, Counselor of Itamaraty. |
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| Everyone was invited to watch a movie about the Sri Lanka, which was projected in a big screen set up at the residence's porch. |
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| Beautiful images from Sri Lanka were displayed on a big screen. |
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| Ambassadress of Vietnam, Mrs. Tran Thi Lien (left) and ambassadress of Myanmar, Mrs. Myint Myint Win. |
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| Consul of Sri Lanka in São Paulo, Mr. Rohan Fernando and ambassador of Sri Lanka, General Suwanda Hennedige. |
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| Mr. Alair Garcia Júnior, Commander of the 5th Battalion of the Military Police (center), here with his wife and the ambassador of Myanmar, Mr. Htein Win. |
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| A delicious dinner was served at the halls of the residence, where the guests could try some of the typical dishes from that beautiful country, which their citizens' sympathy and hospitality could be easily noticed through the diplomats from that embassy and their family members. |
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| The typical food from Sri Lanka... |
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| ...was very enjoyed by everyone. |
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| Diplomats from Sri Lanka and their family members. |
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THE GUIDE congratulates the embassy of Sri Lanka
for the passage of its national day! |
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