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First Session of Foreign Office Consultations between Sri Lanka and Bhutan concludes in Colombo

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The first session of the Foreign Office Consultations between Sri Lanka and Bhutan concluded in Colombo on Monday 16^th November, 2015. The Bhutan delegation was led by Mr. Tshering Dorji, Foreign Secretary, while Ms. Chitranganee Wagiswara, Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs led the Sri Lanka delegation. The Consultations were convened following the signature of the Memorandum of Understanding signed during the visit of the Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay in April 2015. It may be recalled that the highlight of the visit was the gift of the Bo Sapling of the Sacred Sri Maha Bodhi in celebration of the 60^th Birth Anniversary of the Fourth King of Bhutan.

Public Lecture by Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera on ‘Politics and Development in Sri Lanka’ at the Institute of South Asian Studies in Singapore

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Lecture by Hon. Mangala Samaraweera, MP

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka

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Politics and Development in Sri Lanka

President sends congratulatory message to Aung San Suu Kyi

H.E. Maithripala Sirisena, President of Sri Lanka has sent a congratulatory message to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Leader of the National League for Democracy on the landslide victory at the recent elections held in Myanmar.

The text of the message is as follows:-

Condolence Message on Terrorist Attacks in Paris by H.E. the President

H.E. Maithripala Sirisena President of Sri Lanka conveyed his condolences in a message to H.E. François Hollande, President of France on the terrorist attacks that occurred in Paris yesterday.

The text of the message is as follows:-

Condolence Message on Terrorist Attacks in Paris by the Hon. Prime Minister

Hon. Ranil Wickremesinghe Prime Minister of Sri Lanka expressed his condolences in a message to the Hon. Manuel Valls, Prime Minister of France on the terrorist attacks yesterday in Paris.

The text of the message is as follows:

Sri Lanka elected to the UNESCO Executive Board

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Sri Lanka was elected to the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on 11 November 2015 during the 38^th General Conference in Paris. Sri Lanka was one of six countries that qualified to serve on the Executive Board from the Asia and Pacific Group for the period 2015-2019, having received 149 out of 186 votes at the election in which there were eight candidate countries. The countries which were elected to the Executive Board from the Asia and Pacific Group with Sri Lanka are Malaysia, Viet Nam, Republic of Korea, Pakistan, and Iran (http://www.unesco.org/new/en/general-conference-38th/elections/results-executive-board).

Turkish Ambassador calls on Dep. Foreign Minister

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H.E. Tunca Ozcuhar, Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey in Colombo met Dr Harsha de Silva , Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs today (13/11/2015) at the Ministry and discussed extensively matters of mutual cooperation including tourism and investment promotion.