Mission News – Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in New York, Ambassador Mohan Pieris appointed as the Chair of the United Nations First Committee

The First Committee of the United Nations which deals with matters relating to disarmament and international security appointed Sri Lanka’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Mohan Pieris as ...

Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry engages with multiple stakeholders at the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York

Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry returned to the country, having participated at the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) held in New York. Minister Sabry, addressing the General Debate on S ...

Educational and Cultural Exchange Awareness Programme in Iran

The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Iran, with the support of the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, organized an educational and cultural exchange awareness programme at the Chancery premises in Tehran on 21 Sept ...

President Ranil Wickremesinghe attends the State Funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe undertook a visit to Japan from 27 September 2022 to 28 September 2022 to attend the State Funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister, the ...

HOPE worldwide makes a generous in-kind donation to Sri Lanka

A Joint Press Release by the Embassy of Sri Lanka Washington, D.C., and HOPE worldwide Consequent to the request made by the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Washington, D.C., and under the purview of His Excellency Ambassado ...

Sri Lanka participates at the IFTM TOP RESA, International and French Travel Market 2022

The Sri Lanka Association of Inbound Tour Operators (SLAITO) successfully participated at the IFTM TOP RESA, International and French Travel Market 2022, held from 20 to 22 September 2022 with the coordination of the E ...

Sri Lanka promotes commercial relations with the State of Goiás in Brazil

The Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Brazil, Sumith Dassanayake undertook a visit to the State of Goiás on 19 September 2022 as part of the Embassy’s reaching out programme to promote Sri Lanka’s Trade and Economic relations ...