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State Minister of Foreign Affairs Vasantha Senanayake visits Portugal

State Minister of Foreign Affairs Vasantha Senanayake paid an official visit to Portugal from 18 – 20 September 2018. State Minister Senanayake met with Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Portugal ...

Presidential Elections in the Maldives

Sri Lanka welcomes the Joint Opposition candidate Mr. Ibrahim Mohamed Solih securing victory following the election in the Maldives where the people exercised their franchise in a decisive manner to uphold their commitme ...

State Minister of Foreign Affairs Vasantha Senanayake represents Sri Lanka at the Bled Strategic Forum -2018 in Slovenia

State Minister of Foreign Affairs Vasantha Senanayake visited Slovenia at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia Karl Erjavec to attend the 13th Bled Strategic Forum, which ...

State Minister of Foreign Affairs Vasantha Senanayake Visits Ethiopia

State Minister of Foreign Affairs Vasantha Senanayake undertook an official visit to Ethiopia from 13 to 17 September 2018. Sri Lanka established formal diplomatic relations with Ethiopia in 1972, and the Sri Lankan re ...

Arrest of a Sri Lankan in Milan for alleged human trafficking

On receipt of media reports from Italy that a Sri Lankan with a Diplomatic Passport has been arrested at Malpensa Airport in Milan for allegedly trying to smuggle four youths into Italy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs i ...

IORA Member States finalise Terms of Reference (ToR) for the setting up of the Working Group on Maritime Safety and Security in Sri Lanka

The Member States of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) met in Colombo on 4-5 September, 2018 and finalized the Terms of Reference (ToR) at an initial workshop held for the setting up of the Working Group on Mari ...

The new UN Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka presents credentials

Ms. Hanaa Singer, the new UN Resident Coordinator and the UNDP Resident Representative in Sri Lanka presented her credentials to President Maithripala Sirisena on 5 September 2018. Ms. Singer has worked for UNICEF for 2 ...