Ministry News – Page 43 – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment & Tourism

President meets Iranian President on the side-lines of the UNGA

President Ranil Wickremesinghe met with H.E. Ebrahim Raisi, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran on the sidelines of the UNGA in New York yesterday (20/09). President Wickremesinghe referred to the longstanding c ...

President claims current state of SDG advancement is globally unsatisfactory

Amid Pandemic Fallout and Resource Scarcity, President Questions Feasibility of Achieving SDG’s. Addressing the SDG Summit 2023, President Ranil Wickremesinghe delivered a stark assessment of the global progress ...

Foreign Minister Sabry participates in the Global Development Initiative (GDI) high-level meeting

Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry participated in the Global Development Initiative (GDI) Cooperation Outcomes high-level meeting on 19 September 2023 in New York on the sidelines of the 78th session of the Unit ...

Sri Lanka accedes to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)

Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry deposited the Instrument of Accession to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) on 19 September 2023, at a high-level ceremony held at the UN Headquarters in New Y ...

President meets Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal of Nepal in New York

President Ranil Wickremesinghe met Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal of Nepal yesterday (19) in New York on the sidelines of the 78th United Nations General Assembly. During the meeting, President Wickremesinghe state ...

President and USAID Administrator Samantha Power Forge Strong Alliance at UNGA

President Ranil Wickremesinghe met USAID Administrator, Samantha Power, on the side-lines of the UNGA in New York. During the discussions the President expressed his appreciation for the support extended by USAID to S ...

President Expresses Gratitude and Discusses Possible Visit to Bangladesh in Meeting with Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina

In a significant diplomatic meeting, President Ranil Wickremesinghe held a fruitful meeting with the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, H.E. Sheikh Hasina, in New York yesterday (19). The meeting cantered on vario ...