The Ministry of External Affairs wishes to refer to some media reports sourcing a spokesman of the Embassy of the United States in Colombo, regretting that Sri Lanka had refused a visa for Catherine M. Russell, the Unite ...
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Prof Peiris notes that longest serving Foreign Minister – ACS Hameed was an exemplar of national unity
The Book 'The Valley of Gems' containing a collection of Parliamentary speeches of the late Dr. A. C. S. Hameed, veteran Parliamentarian and the first Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka, was ceremonially launched at a ceremony held at the BMICH on Saturday, February 1 at 3.30 p.m.
Prof. G.L. Peiris, Minister of External Affairs, delivered the keynote address at the ceremony. Speaking at the ceremony, Prof. Peiris noted that it was a privilege to speak on the occasion to commemorate the life and ideas of A.C.S. Hameed who had been the longest serving Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka and had a long public life. The Minister stated that he had great affection and profound respect for the late A.C.S. Hameed and recollected his early interaction with Mr. Hameed, then Minister of Higher Education and he (Prof. Peiris) was Vice Chancellor, where they had worked closely together at a turbulent period in Sri Lanka’s history and under trying circumstances. The Minister then recalled that when he entered politics in 1994, Mr. Hameed was then a distinguished member of the opposition front bench and he being a new politician, would meet at least once a month with Mr. Hameed to discuss issues and he found the late A.C.S. Hameed to be a reservoir of knowledge, on practical affairs straddling a wide range of matters.
H.E. the Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Japan called on Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary of the Office of the Prime Minister of Japan
Admiral WasanthaKarannagoda, Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Japan, called on Mr. Hiroshige Seko, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary of the Office of the Prime Minister of Japan on 31st January 2014.
US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, met with Prof.G.L.Peiris
Ms. Nisha Desai Biswal, the US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, met with Prof.G.L.Peiris, Minister of External Affairs yesterday (31) at the ministry. Michele J. Sison, US Ambassador in ...
The ‘’Invest Sri Lanka’’ Investor Forum held in Singapore
The ‘’Invest Sri Lanka’’ Investor Forum was held on 21st January 2014, at the Ritz Carlton, Millennia Singapore.The forum was organized by the Colombo Stock Exchange and the Securities and Exchange Commission in association with Bloomberg Data services. The High Commission of Sri Lanka in Singapore also played an active role in organising the event.
Presentation of State Literary Awards and Felicitation Ceremony for Mr. Neville Perera in Sri Lanka Embassy in Germany
The State Literary Awards in Sri Lanka for the year 2012 were recently held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) in Colombo, where many writers won awards for their contributions. The Best ...
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