The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Home Affairs of Malaysia Dato Seri Dr. Ahmed Zahid Hamidi, will pay an official visit to Sri Lanka from 21 to 22 July 2016.
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Joint Press Release following the 20th meeting of the European Union – Sri Lanka Joint Commission
Joint Press Release following the 20th meeting of the European Union - Sri Lanka Joint Commission
Opportunity to comment on Sri Lanka’s OGP Commitments
As citizens of Sri Lanka you are the final beneficiaries of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) National Action Plan (NAP) outcomes. Hence we welcome your comments and suggestions to strengthen Sri Lanka’s Draft OGP Commitments listed below, before it is submitted for the approval of the Cabinet of Ministers.
Agreement on exemption of visas for Diplomatic & Official Passports signed between Sri Lanka and Kazakhstan
H.E. Bulat Sarasenbayev, Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan resident in New Delhi met with Mrs. Chitranganee Wagiswara, Secretary of Foreign Affairs on 4th July, to discuss matters of bilateral cooperation between Sri Lanka and Kazakhstan.
Foreign Minister Samaraweera signs three Agreements with Ukraine
Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera paid an official visit to Ukraine on 25 June 2016 at the invitation of the Foreign Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin.
Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera delivers opening address at the 6th World Congress Against the Death Penalty in Oslo
Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera, on an official visit to Norway from 21-23 June, delivered the Opening Plenary Address at the 6th World Congress Against the Death Penalty in Oslo on 22 June, on the theme ‘Progress and Setbacks in Asia: Lessons to be learnt’. The World Congress Against the Death Penalty which takes place every 3 years, is organised by the association Ensemble contre la peine de mort (ECPM). The Minister of Justice, Wijedasa Rajapakse, also represented Sri Lanka at this meeting.