On 1 March 2018, Sri Lanka deposited the Instrument of Accession to the Cluster Munitions Convention (Oslo Convention). The Convention is a humanitarian imperative-driven legal instrument which prohibits all use, product ...
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Special Envoy of the Anti-personnel Mine Ban Convention HRH Prince Mired Al-Hussein to visit Sri Lanka
At the invitation of the Government of Sri Lanka, the Special Envoy of the Anti-personnel Mine Ban Convention, Prince Mired Raad Zeid Al-Hussein of Jordan will undertake an official visit from 5 – 7 March 2018. The visi ...
4th Meeting of the Sri Lanka – Thailand Bilateral Political Consultations: 27-28 February 2018
The Fourth Meeting of the Sri Lanka-Thailand Bilateral Political Consultations was held on 27 – 28 February 2018 in Colombo at senior official level. The Sri Lanka delegation was led by Mr. Prasad Kariyawasam, Secretary ...
Strengthening Bilateral Relations between Canada and Sri Lanka: Canadian Assistant Deputy Minister for Asia Pacific Donald Bobiash meets Foreign Minister and Foreign Secretary
Assistant Deputy Minister for Asia Pacific of Global Affairs Canada, Donald Bobiash, met Foreign Minister Tilak Marapana and Foreign Secretary Prasad Kariyawasam on 26 February 2018. Discussions included exploring ...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs honours the life and work of Ms. Una McCauley, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Sri Lanka
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs joins the United Nations Country Team in Sri Lanka in honouring the life and work of Ms. Una McCauley, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Sri Lanka. Her wisdom, en ...
MEDIA RELEASE
MEDIA RELEASE The reports being circulated in the media attributed to the Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stating that Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to the UK, Mrs. Amari Wijewardene, has resigned, are in ...
Visit of State Minister of Foreign Affairs to Poland, 15-16 February 2018
State Minister of Foreign Affairs Vasantha Senanayake visited Poland from 15 to 16 February at the invitation of the Government of Poland to conduct bilateral consultations to explore ways and means to promote political ...