The Ministry of Foreign Affairs opened its Regional Consular Office in Jaffna at the District Secretariat yesterday, Thursday 26 January 2017.
Ministry News
Regional Consular Office of Foreign Ministry to be opened in Jaffna
Following the vision of President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, of enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery to the public, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will open a Regional Consular Office in Jaffna on Thursday 26 January 2017 at 10.30 a.m.
Official Visit of Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera to Sweden
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Mangala Samaraweera, is undertaking an official visit to Sweden, at the invitation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden, Hon. Margot Wallström, from 17-18 January 2017. This is the first official visit by a Sri Lankan Foreign Minister to Sweden in 31 years.
Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera to visit Sweden at the invitation of Swedish counterpart
Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera will visit Sweden at the invitation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden, Margot Wallström, from 17-18 January 2017.
Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera meets British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson
Minister of Foreign Affairs Mangala Samaraweera, met the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the UK, Boris Johnson, yesterday, 10th January 2017, at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in London.
Deputy Foreign Minister addresses Public Forum on “The Indian Ocean” organised by the Institute of South Asian Studies of the National University of Singapore
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Harsha de Silva visited Singapore on 9th January 2017 to address the Public Forum cum Panel Discussion on the theme “The Indian Ocean” organised by the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) of the National University of Singapore.
Foreign Ministry marks National Integration and Reconciliation week
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a special programme today, Monday 9 January 2017 to mark National Integration and Reconciliation week. The proposal by President Maithripala Sirisena, in his capacity as the Minister of National Integration and Reconciliation, to declare the week from 08 to 14 January every year, starting from 2017, as the national integration and reconciliation week, was approved by the Cabinet of Ministers on 21 December 2016. Under the proposal a number of events are to be held island wide to promote unity, peace, understanding and mutual trust amongst all communities in Sri Lanka.