Indian and Sri Lankan officials have held talks about civil nuclear cooperation between the two countries.

A statement, released by Sri Lanka’s External Affairs Ministry, said that the discussions were “warm and friendly”.

Meeting the TNA leader R. Sampanthan and his delegation, the Indian Foreign Minister SM Krishna stressed the need for early resumption of talks.

The seven member TNA delegation are currently visiting India, and have also met with the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Sampanthan said,

Sri Lanka’s information minister Keheliya Rambukwelle has announced that a joint task force, consisting of private and public sector personnel, has been set up to double trade between Sri Lanka and India.

Industry and commerce minister Rishad Bathiudeen made the proposal, which was then accepted by the cabinet.

Sri Lanka’s infamous Minister Wimal Weerawamsa has questioned whether the Secretary of the Judicial Services Commission had ‘attacked himself’, reported the Daily Mirror.

Speaking on Thursday the Minister stated that

“The facts surrounding the attack are rather suspicious”

Celebrating their launch as an affiliated body of the Conservative Party, British Tamil Conservatives held a drinks reception at the Tory Party Conference 2012 in Birmingham on Tuesday.

The BTC has become the first ethnic specific group to be affiliated to the Conservative Party in the UK.

Celebrating this success along side the BTC were a number of notable members of the Party including: the Party Chairman Grant Shapps, Cabinet Minister Theresa Villiers and the Vice President of the National Conservative Convention, Steve Bell, as well as many other MPs and MEPs.

The Commonwealth Business Council (CBC) has confirmed that it will hold its Commonwealth Business Forum in Sri Lanka next year.

The CEO of the CBC, Dr Mohan Kaul, is currently on a visit to Sri Lanka and called on president Mahinda Rajapakse on Wednesday, reported ColomboPage.

The Commonwealth Business Forum is planned for November, on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of government Meeting (CHOGM).

The European Commission (EC) has warned that the Sri Lankan garment sector will face difficult times as the Sri Lankan Rupee's value continues to decline against the US dollar.