Sunday, 11 April 2021 - 8:32
The First Round of Foreign Ministry Consultations between Sri Lanka and New Zealand was held virtually on 08 April 2021. The meeting was co-chaired by Actg. Director General of the East Asia Division of the Foreign Ministry Rohana Ambagolla and the Divisional Manager, South, and Southeast Asia Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of New Zealand Andrew Needs.
A wide range of matters of mutual interest were discussed.
This included enhancing cooperation in multiple spheres ranging from trade, development cooperation, defence, people-to-people exchanges, and education to sports and tourism. The two countries agreed to finalize a bilateral arrangement for establishing a constructive mechanism for enhancing trade and economic cooperation and for increasing bilateral exchanges in all areas of engagement.
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Frankie Bridge has been getting really bad withdrawals after forgetting to order her anti-depressants
The Saturdays singer forgot to order her supply of tablets over the Easter weekend and ran out of them and she admits she has been struggling with withdrawal symptoms and feeling weird as a result 11 April 2021
She explained: Just before the Bank Holiday I realised I d ran out of my anti-depressants and obviously I couldnât get any until after the Bank Holiday was over. And I still havenât got them, so now I ve been getting really bad withdrawals. It s really weird, the only way I can describe it is you know that first thing when you have had a drink, and your eyes feel a bit funny and your head feels a bit numb and it feels like youâre in a bit of a dream? So I feel really out of it, like I canât really concentrate on anything and I m getting bad headaches, I m tired, I m feeling sick. Just really not feeling myself.