12/01/2015 (Agence Europe) - EU congratulates new president. On Friday 9 January, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini congratulated Maithripala Sirisena on his election as president of Sri Lanka. She also paid tribute to the Sri Lankan people and authorities “for the overall conduct of the election and the strong voter turnout”, describing this as auguring well for the democratic process. Sirisena beat the outgoing president, Mahinda...