Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen, Excellencies, Hannah Singer, the U.N. Resident Coordinator in Colombo Dr. Gatot H. Gunawan, Acting Secretary General of IORA, Your Excellencies, Members of the Diplomatic Corps, ...
Ministry News
Handing over the cheque of Compensation to the Next of Kin of late Mr. K P Manjula Antony
Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena handed over a cheque amounting to SLRs. 2,653,125.00 to the spouse of late Mr. K P Manjula Antony on 16 March 2021 at the premises of the Foreign Ministry. Late Mr. K P Manjula ...
Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena meets with Pakistan High Commissioner in Colombo
Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena met with Pakistan High Commissioner Major General (Retd.) Muhammad Saad Khattak on 16 March 2021 at the Foreign Ministry to further discuss the avenues to expand the bilateral relati ...
Media Statement of the Foreign Ministry-16 March 2021
Recent media reports have highlighted statements made in regard to a proposal to ban the wearing of the burqa and niqab in Sri Lanka. Foreign Secretary Admiral Prof. Jayanath Colombage has said that a decision has not b ...
The present government is committed to developing the country as an independent, sovereign, free and unitary state – Minister Dinesh Gunawardena
Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena stated that the present Government is committed to the development of the country while protecting the independent, sovereign, free and unitary state. He made these remarks while spea ...
Media Statement-The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Beijing , 13 March 2021
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Beijing became aware of the misuse of the image of Sri Lanka flag on “Non-Slip Doormat” produced in China. Immediately upon receiving the information, the Embassy informed the Ministry of Fo ...
Ambassadors’ Forum of Sri Lanka launches the book Geneva Crisis – The Way Forward
Geneva Crisis – The Way Forward compiled by the Ambassadors’ Forum of Sri Lanka was launched today (12 March 2021) at the Foreign Ministry. Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena and Foreign Secretary Admiral Professor J ...