Ministry News – Page 211 – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment & Tourism

Statement by Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in Geneva, Ambassador A.L.A. Azeez, at the 42nd Session of the Human Rights Council – 11 September 2019

Mr. President, Subsequent to the most abominable terrorist attacks over 4 months ago on Easter Sunday Sri Lanka was put to test. However, we witnessed the continued resilience of Sri Lanka’s security forces to ...

Sri Lanka and Australia to strengthen cooperation to counter people smuggling

Sri Lanka and Australia have re-dedicated themselves to counter people smuggling and discussed in detail avenues for strengthening cooperation to address the recent escalation of the number of people-smuggling ventures ...

Sri Lanka seeks assistance in preventing violent extremism

Sri Lanka has sought expertise in preventing violent extremism (PVE) from the Global Community Engagement & Resilience Fund (GCERF), in the post Easter Sunday scenario where violent extremism has become the biggest ...

Valedictory address by Mr. Ravinatha Aryasinha, Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs at Colombo Defence Seminar on 30 August 2019

Let me at the outset, extend my warm congratulation to the Sri Lanka Army which has conceptualized and organized this annual Colombo Defence Seminar for the 9th consecutive year. This Seminar has become an internationall ...

Foreign Secretary Aryasinha says Post 21/4 a ‘litmus test’ for Sri Lanka in protecting human rights while fighting terrorism

Foreign Secretary Ravinatha Aryasinha said post 21/4 has been a ‘litmus test’ on Sri Lanka’s resolve to adhere to human rights standards, while fighting terrorism, and also to determine the robustness and shortcomings o ...

Joint Press Release Following the Meeting of the European Union-Sri Lanka 4th Working Group on Good Governance, Rule of Law and Human Rights

The fourth meeting of the Working Group on Governance, Rule of Law and Human Rights under the European Union-Sri Lanka Joint Commission was held in Colombo on 30 August 2019. The meeting took place in the context of regu ...

Sri Lanka and Venezuela agree to forge closer bilateral ties

State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vasantha Senanayake meeting the Venezuelan Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ruben Dario Molina at the Foreign Ministry, during his recent official visit to Sri Lanka As part of ...