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This morning, the Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf received the Letters of Credence of H.E. Ms. Nirmala Indumathie Dias Paranavitana, Ambassador of Sri Lanka accredited to the AU. They also exchanged on areas of collaboration & underscored the potential to deepen AU–#SriLanka cooperation through South-South cooperation, in support of Africa’s development priorities & the AU's Agenda 2063. Potential areas of collaboration include youth empowerment, agriculture & food security, digitalisation, modernising electoral systems, technical & vocational training, healthcare, climate resilience, & the blue economy. The Chairperson @ymahmoudali welcomed Sri Lanka’s willingness to share its expertise & experience, including in agriculture, technology, water resource management & post-conflict reconciliation, while highlighting opportunities to strengthen institutional partnerships, knowledge exchange & investment across the continent. He appreciated the already existing bilateral relations with some AU member states in these sectors. The Chairperson & Amb. Paranavitana reaffirmed the importance of leveraging shared expertise & practical partnerships to advance sustainable development. Read @ au.int/en/pressreleases/20261016/auc-chair... @anuradisanayake @PMDNewsGov  @GovSriLanka @MFA_SriLanka  @HMVijithaHerath