Mission News – Page 552 – Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Sri Lanka – Portugal bilateral relations further consolidated

President Professor Marcelo Rebelo De Sousa addressing the Diplomatic Corps Ambassador Tilak Ranaviraja, Ambassador to the Portuguese Republic with residence in France attended the ceremony of inauguration of Pre ...

Foreign Minister Samaraweera Commits to Further Strengthen Sri Lanka – Korea Relations for Mutual Benefit

ROK1

Sri Lanka – Switzerland signs agreement for regular political dialogue and cooperation

Bern-meeting-p1

Sri Lankan students at Jeju National University, South Korea, win postgraduate awards of excellence

Resized_Award_winners__Mr._Lalinka_Herath_Mr._Susara_Maddumahewage_Dr._Prasad_Tharanga_Jayasooriya_Dr._Anushka__Sandaruwan_Elvitigala_2

All awards of excellence for Masters and Doctoral Studies at Jeju National University at the Convocation Ceremony for the year 2015 were won by Sri Lankan students studying at the University. This is the first time in the history of Jeju National University that all such awards of excellence at Master and Doctoral levels have been won by Sri Lankan students. This is also the first time that all such awards at a Convocation Ceremony have been won by students from one foreign country.

Sri Lanka announces readiness to become a State Party to the Ottawa Convention

Ottawa-Convention-1

Sri Lanka’s Permanent Representative Ambassador Ravinatha Aryasinha said on Wednesday (2 March 2016) that the Cabinet of Ministers earlier in the same morning had approved that Sri Lanka accedes to the ‘Convention on the Prohibition of the use, stockpiling, production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destructions’, which is commonly known as the ‘Ottawa Convention’.

Sri Lanka wins Award for the “Most Popular Destination”at the Guangzhou International Travel Fair(GITF).

Guanghzhou1

The Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Guangzhou in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) organized Sri Lanka’s participation at the Guangzhou International Travel Fair (GITF) from 25^th – 27^th February 2016 at the Canton Exhibition grounds in Guangzhou.

Inaugural US – Sri Lanka Partnership Dialogue convened in Washington

FM__JK

Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera was in Washington DC on 25 and 26 February for the inaugural US – Sri Lanka Partnership Dialogue. The Partnership Dialogue is a regular policy consultation designed to discuss and identify opportunities for cooperation across the full range of bilateral and regional issues.