Udayanga Weeratunga
| Udayanga Weeratunga | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sri Lanka |
| Nationality |
 Sri Lankan |
| Education | Nalanda College Colombo |
| Occupation | Businessmen |
| Known for | former Sri Lankan Ambassador Russian Federation |
| Religion | Buddhist |
| Relatives |
Hon Mahinda Rajapaksa Gotabhaya Rajapaksa Jaliya Wickramasuriya Prasanna Wickramasuriya |
Udayanga Weeratunga is a Sri Lankan businessman who is the former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation. Weeratunga is the a first cousin of Mahinda Rajapaksa, who is the former President of Sri Lanka[1] and he presented his Letter of Credence to then-President of Russia Vladimir Putin on 16 November 2006.[2]
Mr Weeratunga is accused by the Ukrainian government of arms sales to the separatist rebels fighting government forces in Ukraine. [3] The Sri Lankan government is currently investigating these allegations and withdrawn his diplomatic passport but his whereabouts are not known to the Sri Lankan authorities. [4]
He was educated at Nalanda College Colombo.
See also
References
- ↑ MiG deal crash lands on Defence Ministry
- ↑ "Vladimir Putin accepted letters of credentials from foreign states' new ambassadors to Russia.". Presidential Press and Information Office. 16 November 2006. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
- ↑ "Ex Lankan envoy faces probe for arms deals with Ukraine rebels". The Hindu. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ↑ "Police trying to withdraw passport to find Udayanga.". Lankanewsweb.net. 12 April 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-12.
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