On 6th December, the United Nations General Assembly in New York adopted a resolution sponsored by six countries comprising Sri Lanka, Liechtenstein, Andorra, Mexico, Nepal, and India declaring 21st December as ‘World Me ...
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Dr. Bilinda Devage Nandadeva, elected to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage Evaluation Body
Sri Lanka’s candidate, Dr. B. D. Nandadeva was elected as an expert to the prestigious Evaluation Body of UNESCO’s 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) at the 19th Session of ...
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism addresses the 7th CICA Ministerial Council Meeting, emphasizing collective action for a peaceful and prosperous Asia
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, Vijitha Herath, addressed the 7th Ministerial Council Meeting of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) held virtu ...
Twenty-seven Sri Lankan victims of human trafficking rescued from Myanmar were safely repatriated to Sri Lanka
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, and Tourism, in coordination with Sri Lanka Missions in Myanmar and Thailand, successfully facilitated the repatriation of 27 Sri Lankans who had been lured into cyb ...
President Anura Kumara Disanayaka’s State Visit to India
President Anura Kumara Disanayaka successfully concluded the State Visit to India, at the invitation of Indian President Droupadi Murmu, from 15-17 December 2024. This was his first State Visit since being elected Pres ...
Statement to the media by H.E. the President of Sri Lanka during the State Visit to India, 16 December 2024
His Excellency Prime Minister Narendra Modi Honourable Ministers Excellencies Ladies and Gentlemen Friends from the media Ayubowan, Vanakkam, Namaste, Good Afternoon. It is i ...
India – Sri Lanka Joint Statement Fostering Partnerships for a Shared Future
Prime Minister of India His Excellency Shri Narendra Modi and President of Sri Lanka His Excellency Anura Kumara Disanayaka had comprehensive and fruitful discussions at their meeting in New Delhi on 16 Decembe ...