Foreign Secretary Admiral Prof. Jayanath Colombage appeared in a special interview on “Talk to Al Jazeera” today, 6 March 2021. The interview may be viewed at the following link: https://www.aljazeera.com/program/tal ...
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Ambassadors of Bangladesh, Brazil, Korea and Japan meet Foreign Minister
Ambassadors based in Colombo representing Bangladesh, Brazil, Korea and Japan met Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena separately yesterday (3). The meetings were held at the Foreign Ministry, during which b ...
Newly appointed Sri Lanka Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand C.A. Chaminda I. Colonne assumes duties
The newly appointed Sri Lanka Ambassador-designate to the Kingdom of Thailand C. A. Chaminda I. Colonne assumed duties on 01 March 2021, at the Sri Lanka Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand. The Embassy is concurrently accred ...
Statement by Hon. Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka Agenda Item 2: Interactive Dialogue on the OHCHR Report ‘Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka’ (A/HRC/46/20) 24th February 2021
Madam President, Madam High Commissioner, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, The OHCHR Report which is presented today, emanates from the Resolution 30/1 and 40/1, from which the Government of Sri Lanka announced ...
Pakistan Minister of Foreign Affairs Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi calls on Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena at the Foreign Ministry
The visiting Pakistan Minister of Foreign Affairs Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi called on Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena at the Foreign Ministry today, 24 February 2021. Foreign Minister Qureshi, who accompanied ...
Joint Communiqué on the visit of H.E. Imran Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan to Sri Lanka on 23-24 February 2021
At the invitation of the Prime Minister of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, H.E. Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Prime Minister of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, H.E. Imran Khan paid a two-day official visit to Sri Lank ...
Statement by Hon Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka High Level Segment of the 46th Session of the UN Human Rights Council 23 February 2021, Geneva
Madam President, Madam High Commissioner, Distinguished Ambassadors, Ladies and Gentlemen, As I address you today, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has published a report on Sri La ...