State Minister of Foreign Affairs Vasantha Senanayake paid an official visit to Jordan from 9 to 11 May 2018. During the visit State Minister Senanayake met with officials of Amman Chamber of Commerce and held discussi ...
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Statement of the Government of Sri Lanka on the Inter-Korea Summit of 27 April 2018
Sri Lanka welcomes the Inter-Korea Summit between the leaders of the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea on 27 April 2018 and the adoption of the Panmunjom Declaration for Peace, Prosperity an ...
First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia Ivica Dačić visits Sri Lanka: both sides agree to explore avenues to enhance trade and business ties as well as people-to-people cooperation
First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia Ivica Dačić concluded a two day official visit to Sri Lanka today. During the visit, Minister Dačić had meetings with Prime M ...
Reports of Sri Lankans detained in Malaysia
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been receiving media queries relating to news reports regarding the arrest and detention of Sri Lankans in Malaysia. The Royal Malaysian Police Special Branch has confirmed that 131 pe ...
New Intake of the Sri Lanka Foreign Service assumes duties
The 2018 Intake of Officers of the Sri Lanka Foreign Service (SLFS) assumed duties at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Colombo, today, 2 May 2018 and were welcomed by Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The ...
President’s Vesak Day Message
Vesak Message The Buddhists all over the world celebrate the Vesak Festival with much religious fervour and enthusiasm to commemorate the important events that took place in the life of Gauthama Buddha on this day, nam ...
Prime Minister’s Vesak Day Message
Vesak Message Dhamma or the teachings of Buddha is a purifying factor for the human mind propelled by lust, hate and violence. The pious festival of Vesak reminds us the virtues of practising four focuses of mindfulness ...