Given the volatile situation in Lebanon and Israel, Sri Lanka Missions in Beirut and Tel Aviv are on alert and working towards ensuring the safety of Sri Lankans in the affected areas. No Sri Lankans have been affected ...
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Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath assumes duties
Newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs Vijitha Herath assumed duties at the Ministry today (25 September 2024) at a simple ceremony. Foreign Secretary Aruni Wijewardane and senior officials of the Ministry were pr ...
Swearing in of the 9 th Executive President of Sri Lanka
Together, Let’s Build Our Nation -President’s Media Division, Published on: September 23, 2024- Honourable Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as the 9th Executive President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of ...
Sri Lanka receives significant cross-regional support at the Human Rights Council in Geneva
A large number of countries took the floor in support of Sri Lanka during the Interactive Dialogue on Sri Lanka at the 57th Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) that commenced in Geneva on 09 September 2024. The ...
57th Session of the Human Rights Council: Statement by Sri Lanka (as the country concerned, following the Presentation of the Comprehensive Report on Sri Lanka by the High Commissioner for Human Rights) 09 September 2024
Mr. President, High Commissioner for Human Rights, Excellencies, As this Council deliberates on the comprehensive report on Sri Lanka, presented by the High Commissioner for Human Rights, I wish to reiterate Sri Lanka ...
Sri Lankan victims of human trafficking rescued from Myanmar safely repatriated to Sri Lanka
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in coordination with Sri Lankan Missions in Myanmar and Thailand successfully facilitated the repatriation of 20 Sri Lankans who had been victims of human trafficking to Myanmar. They arr ...
Foreign Secretary Aruni Wijewardane attends Commonwealth Senior Officials meeting in London
Foreign Secretary Aruni Wijewardane led the Sri Lanka Delegation to the Commonwealth Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) and the Committee of the Whole (COW) held in London, United Kingdom from 03-06 September 2024. The di ...
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