The judgement in the case of Majuran Sathananthan vs. Brigadier Andige Priyanka Indunil Fernando, the trial of which was completed at the Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 19 November 2019, was delivered by the Chief Mag ...
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Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid appreciates deep rooted bilateral relations
Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid conveyed on Thursday to Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena his country's appreciation for Sri Lanka's longstanding partnership in socio-economic development with the Maldives, ...
Media Statement : Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner protests on Conservative Party manifesto reference to Sri Lanka
The attention of the Ministry of Foreign Relations has been drawn to remarks made by Member of Parliament Udaya Gammanpila over media on 3 December 2019 in connection with the reference to Sri Lanka in the election manif ...
Pakistan Foreign Minister Qureshi calls for optimising bilateral economic linkages
Pakistan Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi who arrived in Sri Lanka on a two day visit, called on Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena at the Foreign Ministry on Monday (02/12) and discussed the growing bila ...
Update on the alleged incident relating to Swiss Embassy staff member
The Government of Sri Lanka, having taken serious note of the alleged criminal incident concerning a locally recruited staff member of the Swiss Embassy in Colombo, on Monday, 25 November 2019, immediately ordered a thor ...
UNODC Director Operations Miwa Kato calls on Foreign Minister Gunawardena
Director, Operations of the United Nations office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Miwa Kato paid a courtesy call on Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena on 28 November 2019 at the Ministry. The Minister appreciated the ...
State Minister Susil Premajayantha reiterates need to maintain close ties with neighbouring states
State Minister Susil Premajayantha assumed duties as the State Minister of International Cooperation on 28 November 2019 and was received by Foreign Secretary Ravinatha Aryasinha and other senior officials upon his arri ...