High Commissioner Somasundaram Skandakumar presented credentials to His Excellency Major General (ret’d) Jioji Konousi Konrote, the President of the Republic of Fiji in Suva on 28th January 2016.
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Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Indonesia presents Credentials to Indonesian President Ir.H. Joko Widodo
The Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Republic of Indonesia, Dharshana M. Perera presented Credentials to the President of Indonesia Ir.H. Joko Widodo at the Istana Merdeka (Merdeka Palace) in Jakarta on Wednesday 3rd February 2016.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs concludes visit to Hanoi, Viet Nam
The Vietnamese hailed the visit of Dr. Harsha de Silva, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka, especially noting that it is the first high level bilateral visit to Viet Nam since President Maithripala Sirisena assumed office on 8th January 2015.
Sri Lanka to open Consulate General Office in Milan, Italy
The Government of Sri Lanka has made arrangements to open a Consulate General Office in Milan, Italy with effect from 01st February 2016, to serve the Country’s large expatriate community there. The Sri Lankan community ...
Germany to support Sri Lanka’s Agriculture
Sri Lanka Minister of Agriculture Duminda Dissanayake had fruitful discussions with his German counterpart, Federal Minister for Food and Agriculture Christian Schmidt when both met at the Federal Ministry for Food and ...
Ambassador Tilak Ranaviraja presents credentials to the President of the Portuguese Republic
Sri Lanka Ambassador to France Tilak Ranaviraja, concurrently accredited to the Portuguese Republic presented his credentials to Prof. Aníbal Cavaco Silva, President of the Portuguese Republic at a grand ceremony held at the Presidential Palace in Lisbon, Portugal on 12th January 2016.
Sri Lanka expresses commitment to protect endangered wildlife species
Minister of Sustainable Development and Wildlife, Mr. Gamini Jayawickrama Perera has re-iterated Sri Lanka's commitment to protect endangered wildlife species. He said consistent with this policy, the Government had decided to destroy a confiscated blood ivory shipment on 26th January 2016 at the Galle Face Green in Colombo. The consignment consists of 359 pieces of blood ivory, equalling 1.5 tonnes.