Federal Councillor Simonetta Sommaruga, Head of the Federal Department of Justice and Police of the Swiss Confederation undertook a three-day visit to Sri Lanka, during which she called on President Maithripala Sirise ...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs leads Sri Lanka delegation to the 25th ASEAN Regional Forum
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tilak Marapana led the Sri Lanka delegation to the 25th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Ministerial Meeting held on 4 August 2018 in Singapore. Inaugurated in 1994 in Thailand, the ASEAN Regional ...
Lao PDR extends on arrival visa facility to Sri Lankans
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Lao People's Democratic Republic has confirmed that, with effect from 01 August 2018, Sri Lankan citizens holding valid travel documents could apply for visa on arrival at the inter ...
Sri Lanka calls for IORA to transform from catalyst to engine of growth
The 8th Bi-Annual Committee of Senior Officials (CSO) of the Indian Ocean Rim Association was held inDurban, South Africa on 30-31 July 2018. Speaking at the inaugural session, Sri Lanka’s head of delegation Saroja Sir ...
Secretary-General of the Commonwealth to visit Sri Lanka from 1-4 August 2018
The Commonwealth Secretary-General Rt. Hon. Patricia Scotland QC will arrive in Sri Lanka on Wednesday, 01 August for a four-day official visit. This will be her first visit to the country since she assumed the Office ...
Sri Lanka represented at Conference to Advance Religious Freedom convened by the US Secretary of State
Representing Sri Lanka at the Conference to Advance Religious Freedom, Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Prasad Kariyawasam remarked that Sri Lanka remains committed to advance and uphold the right to freedom ...
Sri Lanka and Kuwait discuss future cooperation
Sri Lanka and Kuwait discuss future cooperation: Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait Ali Suleiman Al-Saeed called on Foreign Minister Tilak Marapana on 24 July 2018. Additionally,the Kuwaiti delegatio ...