Former British Secretary of State for International Trade, Liam Fox, has sparked controversy in meeting with Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner for London, Rohitha Bogollagama.
High Commissioner H.E. Rohitha Bogollagama met with the Rt Hon Liam Fox, MP on 12 December 2023 at the House of Parliament, United Kingdom.#SLHCLondon#DiplomacyLK pic.twitter.com/3mEn8fHFsq
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Fox, who was previously forced to resign over his controversial relationship with Sri Lanka, met with the High Comissioner following a similar meeting with the High Commissioner and UK Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy for Sri Lanka. During Bogollagama’s meeting with the trade envoy the discussion focused on enhancing economic, trade, investment and tourism matters which are of interest for both Sri Lanka and the UK.
The meeting also follows the appoint of former British Prime Minister, David Cameron, to the position of Foreign Secretary.
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Cameron’s appointment has also been mired in controversy with the former prime minister promotion of the Chinese-backed Colombo Port City project.
Fox was forced to resign from his previous post as defence secretary in 2011, after a report into his conduct concluded that he did 'breach the ministerial code' and displayed a 'failure of judgment', as he accepted at least three fully paid trips to Sri Lanka, funded by the former government. He stayed in five-star hotels and had first-class travel funded for himself and Adam Werritty, a self-styled ‘advisor’ and close friend of Liam Fox, who accompanied him on his trips and reportedly discussed arms deals with Colombo.
