ඵෙතිහාසික ජනරජ ගොඩනැඟිල්ල 1948 වසරේ සිට විදේශ කටයුතු අමාත්‍යාංශයේ නිවහනයි.

The historic Republic Building has housed the Foreign Ministry since 1948

President of Sri Lanka

H.E Gotabaya Rajapaksa was sworn in as the 7th Executive President of Sri Lanka in Anuradhapura on 18 November 2019

Hon. Mahinda Rajapaksa was sworn in as the 13th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka on 09 August 2020

Hon. Dinesh Gunawardena sworn in as the Foreign Minister on 12th August 2020

Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena assumed duties at the Foreign Ministry on Monday 17 August 2020

The Chinese Foreign Minister & State Councilor Wang Yi met with the Minister of Foreign Relations Dinesh Gunawardena at the Foreign Ministry on 14 January 2020

Hon. Tharaka Balasuriya sworn in as the Regional Cooperation State Minister on 12th August 2020

The Chinese Foreign Minister & State Councilor Wang Yi met with the Minister of Foreign Relations Dinesh Gunawardena at the Foreign Ministry on 14 January 2020

State Minister of Regional Co-operation Tharaka Balasuriya assumed duties at the Foreign Ministry on 19 August.

President Rajapaksa’s visit is a new approach to the historical relations between the two countries – Indian President Ram Nath Kovind

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa met with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on 29 November 2019.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on 08 February 2020.

External Affairs Minister of India Dr. S. Jaishankar receives Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena at Hyderabad House in New Delhi for bilateral talks on 09 January 2020

Minister of Foreign Relations Dinesh Gunawardena met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov, at the Ministry of Foreign Relations, Colombo on 14 January 2020.

Chinese Foreign Minister & State Councilor Wang Yi met with Minister of Foreign Relations Dinesh Gunawardena at the Foreign Ministry on 14 January 2020.

Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena met the US Congressional delegation at the Ministry of Foreign Relations, Colombo on 17 February 2020.

The Chinese Foreign Minister & State Councilor Wang Yi met with the Minister of Foreign Relations Dinesh Gunawardena at the Foreign Ministry on 14 January 2020

43rd Session of the Human Rights Council – High Level Segment Statement by Hon. Dinesh Gunawardena, Minister of Foreign Relations of Sri Lanka - 26 February 2020

Minister of Foreign Relations Dinesh Gunawardena briefed the Diplomatic Community on the situation of the COVID-19 epidemic in Sri Lanka, at the Ministry of Foreign Relations on 06 March 2020.

The 19th Council of Ministers' Meeting of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) was held in Abu Dhabi, the UAE on 07 November 2019.

The Chinese Foreign Minister & State Councilor Wang Yi met with the Minister of Foreign Relations Dinesh Gunawardena at the Foreign Ministry on 14 January 2020

Additional Secretary Multilateral Affairs Ahmed A. Jawad presented the Report on the status of implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Sustainable Development Goals to Foreign Relations Minister Dinesh Gunawardena – 23 July 2020

The Chinese Foreign Minister & State Councilor Wang Yi met with the Minister of Foreign Relations Dinesh Gunawardena at the Foreign Ministry on 14 January 2020

Additional Secretary (Economic Affairs) P.M. Amza chairing the BIMSTEC 3rd Permanent Working Committee Meeting (BPWC) - 1 & 2 March 2020

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Virtual Bilateral Summit between Prime Minister of Sri Lanka H.E. Mahinda Rajapaksa and Prime Minister of India H.E. Shri Narendra Modi
September 26, 2020
Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena leads the Sri Lanka delegation to the informal meeting of SAARC Council of Ministers
September 24, 2020
Statement by H.E. Gotabaya Rajapaksa, President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka at the General Debate of the 75th Session of the UNGA, 22 September 2020
September 23, 2020
Sri Lanka Viet Nam relations rekindled at the Webinar organised to mark  the 50th Anniversary of establishment of formal diplomatic relations
September 23, 2020

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Meeting between the Suez Canal Authority and the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Egypt
September 25, 2020
Ambassador Ameer Ajwad Meets with Dr. Said Al Saqri, new Minister for Economy of the Sultanate of Oman
September 25, 2020
Webinar on “Market Opportunities and Strategies for Successful Market Entry to Brazil”.
September 24, 2020
Sri Lanka participates in 2nd International Forum on Spice Route
September 24, 2020

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Address by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa from the Presidential Secretariat at the virtual ‘High – Level Event on Financing for Development in the Era of COVID – 19 and beyond’ organized by the Prime Ministers of Canada, Jamaica and the UN Secretary General on May 28th, 2020
May 29, 2020
Ranaviru Day Message of Hon Prime Minister
May 19, 2020
Foreign Ministry and Foreign Missions contribute to COVID-19 Fund
May 16, 2020
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April 17, 2020

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