Ministry News

The Leaders of the Member States of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) held a Video Conference on 15 March 2020 to discuss measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the region. H.E. Narendr ...

Towards limiting the transmission of COVID-19 and to ensure effective implementation of the travel restrictions imposed on the newly designated countries,  the Ministry of Foreign Relations has initiated action to regula ...

Further to the Ministry comment yesterday (14 March 2020), regarding one of the family members of an officer of the Foreign Relations Ministry being diagnosed with COVID -19, and the series of precautionary measures take ...

On learning that one of the family members of an officer of the Foreign Ministry is diagnosed with COVID-19, the Ministry, upon seeking necessary medical advice, has taken a series of precautionary measures to avoid and ...

In view of the present circumstances of the rapid spread of COVID-19 globally, and in order to limit the spread of the virus among Sri Lankans who visit the Sri Lanka Missions overseas, the Ministry of Foreign Relations ...

The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) has initiated a “BIMSTEC Flag and Logo Competition”. Interested Sri Lankan nationals are invited to submit their entry as an in ...

This Ministry wishes to inform that a meeting presided by the highest office has decided to suspend the ETA on arrival for foreigners. 01. Accordingly i. With effect from 12.00 noon (Sri Lanka time), 14th March 2020, t ...