Human Rights Council 48th Regular Session Agenda Item 2: Oral update on Sri Lanka by the High Commissioner for Human Rights Statement by Hon. Prof. G.L. Peiris Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka (Geneva, 14 September 202 ...
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Government of Sri Lanka expresses solidarity to the US Government on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11
Today, 11 September 2021, marks 20 years since the terrorist attacks perpetrated on the United States of America (USA) causing loss of life and limb to many innocent people from the USA as well as many other nationalitie ...
Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris calls for enhanced economic cooperation with Iran
Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris has sought greater economic cooperation with Iran, including enhanced bilateral trade, investment and the possibilities of cooperation in new sectors, such as tourism and energy. The ...
Ambassador of Viet Nam in Colombo Ho Thi Thanh Truc calls on Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris
The Ambassador of Viet Nam in Colombo Ho Thi Thanh Truc paid a courtesy call on Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris at the Foreign Ministry on 08 September 2021. While recalling that the 50th Anniversary of the establi ...
Visit by Prime Minister to Italy
The Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister will shortly make a visit to Bologna, Italy, to participate in an international event which is to be graced by the Prime Minister of Italy and other dignitaries from Italy and ...
Statement on the issue of tracing the Origins of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused severe disruptions to the health, safety, and livelihoods of people around the world. Therefore, multilateralism and international cooperation provide the best possible means to effective ...
Foreign Minister appreciates multifaceted partnership with Italy
The Ambassador of Italy to Sri Lanka Rita Giuliana Manella paid a courtesy call on Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris on Thursday 2 September at the Foreign Ministry. The Ambassador extended her warm felicitations to ...