Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera undertook a visit to Japan from 17 to 20 June 2015 on the invitation of his Japanese counterpart, Minister for Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida. The visit, which was the first official visit undertaken by an emissary of the new Government to Japan, focussed on further consolidating the close and friendly relations between the two countries for mutual benefit.
Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera paid a call on the Prime Minister of Japan, H.E. Shinzo Abe, during his official visit to Japan.
Address by Hon. Mangala Samaraweera, MP., Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka
High-Level Seminar on Peacebuilding, National Reconciliation and Democratisation in Asia
Minister of Foreign Affairs Mangala Samaraweera, who is on an official visit to Japan from 17-20 June 2015, met with the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communication Madam Sanae Takaichi at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication in Tokyo (Thursday 18 June 2015).
Actg. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon Ajith P. Perera felicitated two young Sri Lankan achievers – Mr. Thejitha Saubhagya Edirisinghe and Ms. Kavindya Thennakoon – at a meeting today (19 June 2015) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They are among the sixty winners of the Queen’s Young Leaders (QYL) programme 2015 from Commonwealth countries.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs celebrated the sacred Poson Poya with a ‘Poson Bakthi Gee Programme’ organized by the Sri Lanka Foreign Service Association (SLFSA) on Wednesday 10th June 2015 at its Main Conference Hall, with the participation of all staff. The ‘Poson Bakthi Gee’ Choir comprised members of the SLFSA.
