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Cabinet decides not to sign MCC agreement

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28 February, 2020

The Cabinet of Ministers has decided not to sign the Millennium Challenge Cooperation due to national security concerns, addressing a press briefing held in Colombo today Cabinet Spokesperson Minister Bandula Gunawardena said.

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