The newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Sarath Amunugama assumed duties at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Tuesday 30 October 2018. The Minister was received by the Secretary of the Ministry of Fo ...
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Sri Lanka Foreign Policy and Economic Diplomacy Dialogue 2018 Concludes Successfully
The Valedictory Session of the Sri Lanka Foreign Policy and Economic Diplomacy Dialogue, organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was held at the Ministry on Friday (26 October). The participating diplomats from 2 ...
Sri Lanka- South Africa Partnership Forum held in Colombo
The Seventh Session of the Sri Lanka-South Africa Partnership Forum was held on 16 October 2018 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Colombo to review political and economic relations and strengthen cooperation betwee ...
Media Reports on alleged involvement of an Indian Intelligence Service in a plot to assassinate Sri Lanka’s President
The attention of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been drawn to media reports attributed to President Maithripala Sirisena alleging the involvement of an Indian Intelligence Service in a plot to assassinate him. The M ...
Diplomats from 23 countries attend Sri Lanka’s Foreign Policy and Economic Diplomacy Dialogue
The Sri Lanka Foreign Policy and Economic Diplomacy Dialogue, organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, commenced on Monday ( 15 October) with the participation of mid-career diplomats from 23 countries from Asia, ...
Sri Lanka successfully launches a platform to define the future of the Indian Ocean
Representatives of 40 countries were in Sri Lanka from 11-12 October 2018 to discuss the future of the Indian Ocean. “The Indian Ocean: Defining Our Future” , Track 1.5 dialogue brought together senior representatives ...
Launch of the Combating Trafficking in Persons (CTIP) e-Module
An online training module, designed to enhance capacities of officials attached to Sri Lanka Missions abroad on combating human trafficking, was launched on 9 October 2018 at the Bandaranaike International Diplomatic ...