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High Commissioner Sarrath Kongahage presents Credentials to President Jacob Zuma of South Africa

High Commissioner Sarrath Kongahage presented his Credentials to President Jacob Zuma as the High Commissioner Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Sri Lanka, at a ceremony held at the Sefako M. Makgatho Presidential gu ...

Sri Lanka attends 4th Counter Piracy Conference in Dubai

The 4th UAE Counter Piracy Conference was held from 29th – 30th October 2014 in Dubai. This International Conference was attended by more than 600 delegates, including representatives from over 50 government and n ...

Sri Lanka pledges support for South-South Initiatives

The Deputy Minister of External Affairs, Neomal Perera, visited Austria from 3rd to 5th November 2014. Participating in expression of solidarity with the Landlocked Developing Countries in South Asia and other regions, ...

Sri Lanka participates in first International Expo for 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, in Guangdong Province, China

Sri Lanka participated in the First China-Guangdong 21st Century Maritime Silk Road International Expo, from 31 October to 2 November in Dongguan, Guangdong Province. The Sri Lanka stall was jointly organized by the Mi ...

Deepavali celebrated in Berlin

Sri Lankans of other faiths living in Germany joined their Hindu brethren as one Sri Lankan community to celebrate the Deepavali festival at Sri Ganesha temple in Berlin. The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Germany, together ...

Ambassador Karunatilaka Amunugama meets State Secretary of the Federal Foreign Office of Germany

Ambassador Karunatilaka Amunugama held a meeting with the State Secretary Markus Ederer of the German Federal Foreign Office at his office. While highlighting the current socio-economic advancement of the country, Ambas ...

Sri Lanka emphasizes commitment to address the issue of ‘ethical labour recruitment practices’ during its tenure as Colombo Process Chair

Sri Lanka's Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva Ravinatha Aryasinha, has said Sri Lanka which took over the chair of the Colombo Process (CP) one year ago was of the view that if it were to make a ...