Mrs. Bharathi Wijeratne, Sri Lanka Ambassador in Ankara, Turkey concurrently accredited to Georgia presented Letters of Commission to the newly appointed Hony. Consuls for Sri Lanka in Turkey. 1. Mr. Adnan Polat - Hon ...
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Diplomatic Briefing by the Sri Lanka Embassy in Brazil
The Sri Lanka Embassy in Brazil conducted a diplomatic briefing in the Embassy premises on 12th September 2013 to speak about the important developments that is being taking place in Sri Lanka after the dawn of peace. The briefing was attended by over 150 guests from the diplomatic and business communities as well as officers of the Foreign Service of Brazil. After welcoming the invitees a short video about Sri Lanka was screened.
Sri Lanka Room at WHO Regional Office in New Delhi
The refurbished Sri Lanka Room at the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office in New Delhi was unveiled by the High Commissioner Prasad Kariyawasam, this month, in the presence of the WHO Regional Director Dr. Samlee Plianbangchang and Dr. Athula Kahandaliyange, Director General, Drug Technical Advisory Committee at the Regional Office and other distinguished guests. At the ceremony held for this purpose, High Commissioner Kariyawasam stated that the Sri Lanka Room is a symbol of cooperation and friendship between the WHO and Sri Lanka and its renovation is a token of appreciation of the assistance rendered by WHO for the development of Sri Lanka’s Health sector, including for promotion of Indigenous medicine.
Ambassador Aryasinha says High Commissioner Pillay has no mandate to set deadlines on Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva Ambassador Ravinatha Aryasinha told the UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday (25 September 2013) "Sri Lanka strongly repudiates the High Commissioner’s assertion that if certain concerns are not comprehensively addressed before March 2014, she believes the international community will have a duty to establish its own inquiry mechanisms". The Ambassador said High Commissioner Navanethem Pillay had "no mandate to make such a claim". He said having accomplished the task of bringing normalcy to the lives of the civilian population, GOSL has put in place "multiple mechanisms" to address concerns relating to accountability.
Preparatory Summit for the CHOGM Business Forum in Frankfurt / Germany from 5th to 11th September 2013
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Berlin and the Consulate General in Frankfurt organized a preparatory summit for the CHOGM Business Forum from 05th to 11th September 2013 in Frankfurt. Fifty leading companies with global re ...
SRI LANKA IS INCREASINGLY ATTRACTIVE TO FRENCH TOURISTS:
An interactive media briefing to promote tourism, Sri Lankan Airlines and to increase awareness of the development programme and economic achievements of Sri Lanka was held at the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Paris on 17th September 2013 with the participation of 29 journalists representing tourism related French media organisations.
10th Sri Lanka Festival in Tokyo
The 10th Sri Lanka Festival was organized by the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Japan at the Yoyogi Park in Shibuya, Tokyo by the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Japan on 21st and 22nd September 2013.
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