SL not a stage for India-China rivalry Sri Lankan High Commssioner to India Prasad Kariyawasam on Monday allayed concerns in India about Sri Lanka's ties with China saying that his country doesn't view its relations wi ...
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Austrian media promotes Ceylon Tea and tourism
Radio Vienna, an Austrian media network channel, ran a two-hour live broadcast on Sri Lanka on Sunday, 16th September 2012 as part of its most popular primetime breakfast event.
Joint committee to look into illegal migrants’ issue
Karunatilaka Amunugama
The Australian government has proposed establishing a committee comprising Sri Lankan and Australian government officials to look into the illegal migrants’ issue, External Affairs Ministry Secretary Karunatilaka Amunugama said.
Sri Lanka shares its poverty eradication experience at the 21st Session of the HRC
The Sri Lanka Delegation to the 21st Session of the Human Rights Council, intervening in the interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on 'Extreme Poverty', has emphasized that States and economic actors must take concerted efforts to address extreme poverty and create an enabling environment for sustainable economic development, which is accessible to all. Noting that Sri Lanka considers the Draft Guiding Principles on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights as a tool, which can lead to developing and shaping measures and activities needed to eradicate extreme poverty across the world, the delegation called for strong political will and a multi-pronged and multi-dimensional approach at all levels to make the eradication of extreme poverty a reality.
Ambassador Sarrath Kongahage Chief Guest at the Cricket Tournament of the Veterans Cricket Club in Bonn
The Veterans Cricket Club in Bonn, Germany, which is one of the oldest Sports Clubs among the Sri Lankan community in Germany, organized a Soft Ball and Hard Ball Cricket Tournament between several Sri Lankan Clubs and community groups across the landscape of the Federal Republic of Germany. The matches were played on 25th August 2012 at the American base ground in Bonn The Chief Guest of the event was H.E. the Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Germany, Mr. Sarrath Kongahage, while the Consul General for Frankfurt, Mr. Pradeep Jayawardene, was the Guest of Honour.
Sri Lanka Participates in HRC Interactive Dialogues on ‘Truth, Justice, Reparation and Non-recurrence’ and ‘Children and Armed Conflict’
The Sri Lanka Delegation to the 21st Session of the Human Rights Council which opened in Geneva earlier this week is continuing to engage with the relevant Interactive Dialogues with Special Procedures Mandate Holders and Working Groups.
Serving the Sri Lankan community-A Consular Mobile Service organized by Sri Lanka High Commission in the UK
The High Commission of Sri Lanka in London held a full day mobile service at Judgemeadow Community College in Leicester on 2nd September 2012 to provide consular services to the Sri Lankan community living in the Leicester area. The services included registration of births, renewal of passports, acceptance of applications for new passports and other consular services.
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