(for the Pre-COP26 virtual event on Nitrogen for Climate and Green Recovery 27- 29 April 2021, Colombo) Excellencies Distinguished Participants Ladies and Gentlemen It gives me great pleasure to address you today at ...
Minister's Statements
Foreign Minister Gunawardena appreciates support of countries at UNHRC
Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena held a media conference at the Foreign Ministry today, 23 March 2021, to brief the media on the outcome of the UNHRC sessions in Geneva. He appreciated the support extended by the co ...
Statement by Hon. Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka Agenda Item 2: Interactive Dialogue on the OHCHR Report ‘Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka’ (A/HRC/46/20) 24th February 2021
Madam President, Madam High Commissioner, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, The OHCHR Report which is presented today, emanates from the Resolution 30/1 and 40/1, from which the Government of Sri Lanka announced ...
Statement by Hon Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka High Level Segment of the 46th Session of the UN Human Rights Council 23 February 2021, Geneva
Madam President, Madam High Commissioner, Distinguished Ambassadors, Ladies and Gentlemen, As I address you today, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has published a report on Sri La ...
Media statement made by Hon. Dinesh Gunawardena, Foreign Minister following his Bilateral Talks with the visiting Indian Minister of External Affairs Dr. S. Jaishankar on 6th January 2021 at the Foreign Ministry
Ayubowan Hon. Dr. Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs of India, Hon Tharaka Balasuriya, Regional Minister of State for Foreign Affairs H.E. Mr. Gopal Baglay, High Commissioner of India, Members of the Indian ...
Republic of Korea donates USD 300,000 worth Anti COVID-19 Test Kits to mark the 43rd Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations
The Ambassador of the Republic of Korea, Woonjin Jeong at a ceremony held in the Foreign Ministry on 08 December 2020, handed over a donation of USD 300,000 worth Real-Time PCR Test Kits to Foreign Minister Dinesh Guna ...
Statement by Hon. Dinesh Gunawardena, Foreign Minister of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka at the 31st Special Session of the General Assembly in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, 03/04 December 2020
Mr President Mr Secretary-General Your Majesties Your Excellencies Distinguished Delegates Ladies and Gentlemen At the outset, I thank H.E. Volkan Bozkir, President of the General Assembly for convening the Speci ...