The Eighth meeting of the India-Sri Lanka Joint Commission was held on 22 January 2013 in New Delhi. It was co-chaired by Shri Salman Khurshid, Minister of External Affairs of India and Prof. G.L. Peiris, Minister of External Affairs of Sri Lanka. The Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) was preceded by the Senior Officials Meeting at the level of the Foreign Secretaries of the two countries on 21 January 2013.
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Celebration of Thai Pongal at the Embassy of Sri Lanka in France
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Paris celebrated Thai Pongal on 14th January 2013 with the participation of its staff and members of the Sri Lankan Diaspora. The Embassy premises was decorated according to Hindu tradition w ...
EMBASSY OF SRI LANKA CELEBRATES THAI PONGAL IN WASHINGTON DC
Sri Lanka Embassy in Washington DC began its calendar of events for the year, with a colorful celebration of the Hindu harvest festival, Thai Pongal on Tuesday (Jan 15) amidst a large gathering of Hindu devotees of t ...
SRI LANKA’S NEW HONORARY CONSUL IN SEYCHELLES
Mr. Errol Fonseka was appointed as Sri Lanka’s new Honorary Consul in Seychelles. H.E. Shehan Ratnavale, Sri Lankan High Commissioner in Pretoria, South Africa concurrently accredited to the Seychelles prese ...
Ambassador W.M. Senevirathna presented credentials to Rt. Hon. Dr. Ram Baran Yadav, President of Nepal
Sri Lanka’s Ambassador Designate to Nepal W.M. Senevirathna presented his credentials to the President of Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal Rt. Hon. Dr. Ram Baran Yadav on 10th January 2013 at a ceremony held at the ...
Increasing Job Opportunities for Sri Lankans in Israel.
The Sri Lanka Embassy organised a meeting with 40 licensed recruitment Agents in Israel at the premises of the Embassy this afternoon in order to explore possibilities to enhance job opportunities for Sri Lankans in Is ...
Deputy Minister Neomal Perera in Delhi calls upon non-Commonwealth countries to participate in the Commonwealth Business Forum in Colombo
Deputy Minister of External Affairs, Neomal Perera, met the envoys of 79 countries accredited to Sri Lanka from New Delhi this week and briefed them about the Commonwealth Business Forum (CBF) that will be held in Colombo from 12-14 November 2013 preceding the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). He explained to the envoys that CHOGM is being held in Asia which is now a region of high growth and opportunity, after a lapse of 25 years, and that the Commonwealth Business Forum 2013 would be a useful platform for all countries to forge flourishing economic links and for business persons to interact with Heads of Government and senior officials as well. Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Nivard Cabraal and High Commissioner Prasad Kariyawasam joined the Deputy Minister at the briefings.
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