The Chairmanship of the Colombo Process was transferred from the Government of Bangladesh to the Government of Sri Lanka during a meeting held at the Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka in Geneva on 21 October 2013. The Colom ...
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Demining Support was critical to Sri Lanka’s rapid resettlement
Ambassador Jaliya Wickramasuriya commends the meaningful humanitarian efforts of The Marshall Legacy Institute Sri Lanka Ambassador to the United States Jaliya Wickramasuriya recently expressed his grat ...
Vap Poya marked with unveiling Buddha statue in Paris
Vap full moon poya was marked in France with the unveiling of a statue of the meditating Buddha on Friday, 18 th October 2013 at the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Paris. Donated by the Ven. Dr Bodagama Chandima Th ...
Celebrating 60 years of bilateral relations between Sri Lanka and Germany Landscapes of Sri Lanka – Historical Photographic Exhibition in Berlin
To mark the 60th anniversary of bilateral relations between Sri Lanka and Germany, an exhibition of historical 19th century photographs under the title “Landscapes of Sri Lanka” was inaugurated on 26th September 2013 in Berlin, Germany, by Hon. Minister of National Heritage Dr. Jagath Balasuriya. His Excellency the President of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa had a private view of the exhibition on 28th September 2013, when he visited Berlin returning from New York after attending the sixty-eighth session of the General Assembly of the UN.
Signing of Memorandum of Understanding between Sri Lanka and the United Nations Millennium Campaign
The Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nation in New York, H.E. Ambassador Dr. Palitha Kohona, and the Director of the United Nations Millennium Campaign, Ms. Corinne Woods, signed a Memorandum of Under ...
The High Commissioner Admiral Thisara Samarasinghe calls on Hon. Tony Abbott new Prime Minister of Australia
Admiral Thisara Samarasinghe, the High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to Australia paid a courtesy call on Hon. Tony Abbott, Prime Minister of Australia on 22 October 2013 at his Parliamentary Office to formally hand over th ...
Ambassador Hangawatte accredited to the United Nations World Tourism Organisation
Sri Lanka’s envoy to Paris and UNESCO, Ambassador Professor Karunaratne Hangawatte presented Credentials to the Secretary General of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation, Dr Taleb Rifai at the UNWTO Headquarter ...