Sri Lanka is deeply troubled about the death of over hundred people who were waiting to receive aid in Gaza and joins the call for investigation into the incident. The latest incident underscores the immediate need to e ...
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55th Session of the Human Rights Council: Statement by PR/Geneva
(as the country concerned following the Oral Update on Sri Lanka by the High Commissioner for Human Rights) 01 March 2024 Mr. President, The Hon. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka, in his address to this Counc ...
EU-Sri Lanka: 26th Joint Commission Meeting takes place in Brussels
The 26th European Union (EU) – Sri Lanka Joint Commission took place on 22 February in Brussels. The meeting served as an occasion to exchange views on all areas of EU-Sri Lanka bilateral relations, in a spirit of cooper ...
Statement by Hon. M.U.M. Ali Sabry, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka High Level Segment of the Conference on Disarmament 26 February 2024
Mr. President Madam Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament Excellencies Ladies and Gentlemen I extend my felicitations to you Mr. President on assuming the Presidency of this Conference and assure y ...
Foreign Minister Ali Sabry addresses the High-level Segment of the 55th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ali Sabry urged the members of the UN Human Rights Council not to allow short-term political gains or “domestic vote bank politics” to overtake the work of the Council, when addressing the ...
CICA Secretary General undertakes visit to Sri Lanka
Secretary General of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) Kairat Sarybay undertook a one day visit to Sri Lanka on 22 February 2024. The CICA Secretary General was accompanied b ...
Foreign Ministry pursues all avenues for repatriation of Sri Lankan victims trafficked into Myanmar
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in coordination with the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Myanmar continues to make every effort to rescue and repatriate the Sri Lankan nationals who have become victims of human trafficking and ...